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Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

Gather some friends for a bubbly soda taste test do determine calories' role in your favorite drinks.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

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

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

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

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

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

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?

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!

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