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Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Third Grade

Physical Science

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Pumpkin Science: To Float or Not to Float?

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Pumpkin Science: To Float or Not to Float?

Kindergarten

Physical Science

Help your kindergarten scientist discover relative size, density, and buoyancy with this fun, pumpkin science project!

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Pumpkin Science: To Float or Not to Float?

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Pumpkin Science: To Float or Not to Float?

Help your kindergarten scientist discover relative size, density, and buoyancy with this fun, pumpkin science project!

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

Fourth Grade

Physical Science

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Sinking Ships for Science

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Sinking Ships for Science

First Grade

Physical Science

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

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Sinking Ships for Science

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Sinking Ships for Science

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

First Grade

Physical Science

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Yeast Balloon Science!

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Yeast Balloon Science!

First Grade

Physical Science

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

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Yeast Balloon Science!

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Yeast Balloon Science!

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

First Grade

Physical Science

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Compare the Strengths of Magnetic Forces #1

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Compare the Strengths of Magnetic Forces #1

Third Grade

Physical Science

Determine which magnets have the strongest force in this third- and fourth-grade worksheet!

Worksheet

Compare the Strengths of Magnetic Forces #1

Worksheet

Compare the Strengths of Magnetic Forces #1

Determine which magnets have the strongest force in this third- and fourth-grade worksheet!

Third Grade

Physical Science

Worksheet

Puddle Science: Watch Evaporation in Action

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Puddle Science: Watch Evaporation in Action

Second Grade

Physical Science

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

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Puddle Science: Watch Evaporation in Action

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Puddle Science: Watch Evaporation in Action

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Help your class gain a foundational understanding of matter by learning how to conduct inquiry and gain an understanding about the characteristics of gases. This lab will have your students amazed at what is really in the air.

Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency

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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency

Fifth Grade

Physical Science

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency

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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

Fifth Grade

Physical Science

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Making Measurements: How Big is Your Hand?

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Making Measurements: How Big is Your Hand?

First Grade

Measurement

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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Making Measurements: How Big is Your Hand?

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Making Measurements: How Big is Your Hand?

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

Second Grade

Physical Science

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Liquid Chromatography

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Liquid Chromatography

Fourth Grade

Physical Science

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

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Liquid Chromatography

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Liquid Chromatography

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Fourth Grade

Physical Science

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Dried Fruit vs Fresh Fruit

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Dried Fruit vs Fresh Fruit

First Grade

Physical Science

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

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Dried Fruit vs Fresh Fruit

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Dried Fruit vs Fresh Fruit

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

First Grade

Physical Science

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Chromatography for Kids

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Chromatography for Kids

Kindergarten

Physical Science

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

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Chromatography for Kids

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Chromatography for Kids

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

Kindergarten

Physical Science

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Balloon Air Pressure Magic

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Balloon Air Pressure Magic

Third Grade

Physical Science

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

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Balloon Air Pressure Magic

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Balloon Air Pressure Magic

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Second Grade

Physical Science

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Break the Tension: A Water Experiment

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Break the Tension: A Water Experiment

Fifth Grade

Physical Science

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

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Break the Tension: A Water Experiment

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Break the Tension: A Water Experiment

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

Fifth Grade

Physical Science

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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water

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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water

Kindergarten

Physical Science

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water

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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Kindergarten

Physical Science

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Growing Jack-o'-Lantern

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Growing Jack-o'-Lantern

Pre-K

Physical Science

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

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Growing Jack-o'-Lantern

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Growing Jack-o'-Lantern

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Pre-K

Physical Science

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Self-Inflating Balloons

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Self-Inflating Balloons

Fourth Grade

Physical Science

In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!

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Self-Inflating Balloons

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Self-Inflating Balloons

In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Fifth Grade

Physical Science

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Beautiful Bubble Iridescence

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Beautiful Bubble Iridescence

First Grade

Physical Science

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

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Beautiful Bubble Iridescence

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Beautiful Bubble Iridescence

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

First Grade

Physical Science

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Air Pressure Experiment

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Air Pressure Experiment

First Grade

Physical Science

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

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Air Pressure Experiment

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Air Pressure Experiment

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

First Grade

Physical Science

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Candle Burning Experiment

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Candle Burning Experiment

First Grade

Physical Science

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

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Candle Burning Experiment

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Candle Burning Experiment

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

Fifth Grade

Physical Science

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Superhero Lightning Bolt

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Superhero Lightning Bolt

Second Grade

Physical Science

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

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Superhero Lightning Bolt

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Superhero Lightning Bolt

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Help your students' reasoning skills grow with this activity that has them make educated guesses on whether or not an item will be attracted to a magnet.

Help your students' reasoning skills grow with this activity that has them make educated guesses on whether or not an item will be attracted to a magnet.

Pre-K

Physical Science

Lesson Plan

Build a Balloon-Powered Car

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Build a Balloon-Powered Car

Second Grade

Physical Science

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

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Build a Balloon-Powered Car

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Build a Balloon-Powered Car

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Second Grade

Physical Science

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