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Understanding Absorption
Understanding Absorption
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Understanding Absorption
Third Grade
Life Science
Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.
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Understanding Absorption
Understanding Absorption
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Understanding Absorption
Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Bridge Project
Bridge Project
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Bridge Project
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.
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Bridge Project
Bridge Project
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Bridge Project
This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Read a Thermometer
Read a Thermometer
Worksheet
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Read a Thermometer
Second Grade
Measurement
Learn to read a standard thermometer in both Fahrenheit and Celsius in this informative second- and third-grade worksheet! 
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Read a Thermometer
Read a Thermometer
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Read a Thermometer
Learn to read a standard thermometer in both Fahrenheit and Celsius in this informative second- and third-grade worksheet! 
Second Grade
Measurement
Worksheet
Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
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Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
Second Grade
Measurement
This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.
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Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
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Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.
Second Grade
Measurement
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Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
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Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.
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Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
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Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Clear or Opaque?
Clear or Opaque?
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Clear or Opaque?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?
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Clear or Opaque?
Clear or Opaque?
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Clear or Opaque?
This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
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Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
Second Grade
Measurement
Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.
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Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
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Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.
Second Grade
Measurement
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Arch Magic: The Unbreakable Egg
Arch Magic: The Unbreakable Egg
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Arch Magic: The Unbreakable Egg
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.
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Arch Magic: The Unbreakable Egg
Arch Magic: The Unbreakable Egg
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Arch Magic: The Unbreakable Egg
This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Clay Animation
Clay Animation
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Clay Animation
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.
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Clay Animation
Clay Animation
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Clay Animation
In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Folding Paper
Folding Paper
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Folding Paper
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.
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Folding Paper
Folding Paper
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Folding Paper
Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Float My Clay Boat
Float My Clay Boat
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Float My Clay Boat
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.
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Float My Clay Boat
Float My Clay Boat
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Float My Clay Boat
Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Cleaning With Lemon Experiment
Cleaning With Lemon Experiment
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Cleaning With Lemon Experiment
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Is cleaning with lemon effective? Get ready to give this science project some elbow grease and find out if acidic lemons can be used as a cleaning agent.
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Cleaning With Lemon Experiment
Cleaning With Lemon Experiment
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Cleaning With Lemon Experiment
Is cleaning with lemon effective? Get ready to give this science project some elbow grease and find out if acidic lemons can be used as a cleaning agent.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Do Plants Need Water?
Do Plants Need Water?
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Do Plants Need Water?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.
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Do Plants Need Water?
Do Plants Need Water?
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Do Plants Need Water?
Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Too Cold To Snow?
Too Cold To Snow?
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Too Cold To Snow?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.
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Too Cold To Snow?
Too Cold To Snow?
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Too Cold To Snow?
Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Conductor or Insulator
Conductor or Insulator
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Conductor or Insulator
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
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Conductor or Insulator
Conductor or Insulator
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Conductor or Insulator
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Conductor or Insulator?
Conductor or Insulator?
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Conductor or Insulator?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
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Conductor or Insulator?
Conductor or Insulator?
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Conductor or Insulator?
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Flip Book Animation
Flip Book Animation
Lesson Plan
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Flip Book Animation
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will learn the word 'animation' and create an animated figure in a flip book.
Lesson Plan
Flip Book Animation
Flip Book Animation
Lesson Plan
Flip Book Animation
In this lesson, students will learn the word 'animation' and create an animated figure in a flip book.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
What Is Animation?
What Is Animation?
Lesson Plan
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What Is Animation?
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will learn to program an animated figure using ScratchJr.
Lesson Plan
What Is Animation?
What Is Animation?
Lesson Plan
What Is Animation?
In this lesson, students will learn to program an animated figure using ScratchJr.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
What Is an Algorithm?
What Is an Algorithm?
Lesson Plan
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What Is an Algorithm?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will learn to create a simple algorithm using block code. The platform used for this activity is a website created by Google that provides free educational games that teach students to program using block code.
Lesson Plan
What Is an Algorithm?
What Is an Algorithm?
Lesson Plan
What Is an Algorithm?
In this lesson, students will learn to create a simple algorithm using block code. The platform used for this activity is a website created by Google that provides free educational games that teach students to program using block code.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
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Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.
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Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
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Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
What Are the Layers of the Earth?
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
What Are the Layers of the Earth?
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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