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I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

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!

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

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

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Do hand soaps and sanitizers prevent the growth of bread mold? If so, why? Kids will find out with this fun and informative science fair project idea.

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

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

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

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

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.