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This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

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

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Whether it's a bag lunch, goody bag, or used to decorate a table, this cute little fox bag is sure to make your kid smile.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Teach a lesson in the math and art with the concept of symmetry, while making a delightful cut-paper shadow pumpkin for Halloween!

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.