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Solar and Lunar Eclipses

What is the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse? Find out with this stellar space science worksheet!

Water Cycle Matching

This water cycle worksheet is great for 5th grade scientists. Try this water cycle worksheet with your child as a review for test preparation.

Which Type Of Rocks Are Most Damaged By Freezing?

This science fair project idea studies which kind of rock (sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic) is most damaged by frozen water.

Water Cycle Chart

The water cycle plays a big role in weather patterns. Color this water cycle chart and get familiar with this cycle at work.

Observe the Greenhouse Effect in a Jar

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

Effects of Chemical Weathering on Rocks

This science fair project idea measures and compares effects of chemical weathering, specifically carbonation, on different kinds of rocks.

Making A Rock In A Cup

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

Grow Sparkling Borax Crystals

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

Water Purification Experiment: Removing Chlorine From Water

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

The Hydrologic Cycle

What is the hydrologic cycle and how does it work? Check out this fun and easy science project where you will model and learn about Earth's water cycle!

Learn about the Earth's Layers

Kids learn about the Earth's solid and atmospheric layers, then label the diagram with the correct terms in this fifth grade Earth science worksheet.

Examples of Mechanical Weathering

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.

Experiment with "Quicksand"

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

Effects of Acid Rain on Plant Growth

This science fair project idea researches the effects of acid rain on plant growth.

How Clouds Form

Do you know how clouds form? Get the basic idea of how moisture in the air can become a cloud.

Microwave Plant Experiment: Radish Seed Germination

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

Earthquake Science

Shake up your science studies with this worksheet about earthquakes.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

How Do the Phases of the Moon Affect the Tides?

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

Comets and Asteroids

What is the difference between comets and asteroids? Find out with this stellar space science worksheet!

The Sun: A Diagram Review Sheet

Learn all about the center of our universe with this handy diagram worksheet. Make sure to hold onto it for easy test prep in the future!

Make Colorful Crystals from Coal

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

What Causes the Phases of the Moon?

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

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