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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?

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

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.

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

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.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.