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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!

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

In this experiment you explore how tectonic plates move to create land and expand bodies of water.

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

Make a backbone model to explore human anatomy and life science.

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

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Build a 3d animal cell model with this cool science fair project, which helps kids visualize and understand the function of a cell's parts and organelles.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

This science fair project idea explores if the length of the string that an object is suspended on has an effect on how fast or slow it swings.

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

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

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

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.