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Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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

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.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

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

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.