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How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

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

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

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

Demonstrate the properties of pressure and surface tension to explain how water can stay inside an upside down glass using cardboard.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

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

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.