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

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

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

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

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

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

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!

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

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?

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!