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Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

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

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

This science fair project idea explores whether mint, known for its âcooling sensationâ really does lower temperatures.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

This science fair project idea explores whether boiling and freezing water will have an effect on how much it weighs.

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

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

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Science fair project that compares the freezing temperature of salt water and freshwater in order to learn about supercooling and condensation nuclei.

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

You've heard the expression "burn rubber" but do you know how heat affects rubber? Examine the impact of temperature on rubber in this fun science experiment.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

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.