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Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

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

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

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!

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

Kids will learn how to make a steam powered rocket boat, also called a putt putt boat or a pop pop boat, in this great science fair project for 4th graders.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

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

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

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

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.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.