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Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

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

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

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

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

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

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!

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

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

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

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

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

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.

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!