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

Practice subtraction with your second grader in this fun dice game. Math concepts have never been more fun!

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Help your first grader understand what a noun is with this fun photo book that catalogs her favorite people, places, and things!

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.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

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

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

Science fair project that teaches you about chemical indicators and how to make your own in order to identify various mystery solutions.

Transform a simple menu into a work of art! Let your child unleash her inner artist on tonight's menu for a beautiful display that the whole family can enjoy.

Looking for interesting craft projects using pipe cleaners? This easy art project will encourage the sculptor in your child.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

Hisss! Make a snake pet from a recycled cardboard tube! Transport your child into nature with this fun and easy craft.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Give your number one dad something that he truly deserves this Father's Day!

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.