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This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

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

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!