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Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

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!

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

Have you ever seen fruit decay? Find out if a fruit will rot faster if you open it versus leaving it untouched!

This science fair project idea provides evidence that air is everywhere and takes up space.

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

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

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

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.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

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

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Popsicles aren't just for the summertime, this activity takes cold and turns it into a creative and tasty science experiment.