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Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

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

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

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

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

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

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

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

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

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.