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Bounce an Egg
Bounce an Egg
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Bounce an Egg
Third Grade
Physical Science
Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!
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Bounce an Egg
Bounce an Egg
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Bounce an Egg
Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Ice Melting
Ice Melting
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Ice Melting
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Will the shape of an ice cube impact how fast the ice melts?
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Ice Melting
Ice Melting
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Ice Melting
Will the shape of an ice cube impact how fast the ice melts?
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Improve the School
Design Challenge: Improve the School
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Design Challenge: Improve the School
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”
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Design Challenge: Improve the School
Design Challenge: Improve the School
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Design Challenge: Improve the School
In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Self-Inflating Balloons
Self-Inflating Balloons
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Self-Inflating Balloons
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!
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Self-Inflating Balloons
Self-Inflating Balloons
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Self-Inflating Balloons
In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Sorting Out the Scientific Method #1
Sorting Out the Scientific Method #1
Interactive Worksheet
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Sorting Out the Scientific Method #1
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Dr. McSquare needs help sorting out his lab reports. Can your child read each item, then label it with the correct scientific method step?
Interactive Worksheet
Sorting Out the Scientific Method #1
Sorting Out the Scientific Method #1
Interactive Worksheet
Sorting Out the Scientific Method #1
Dr. McSquare needs help sorting out his lab reports. Can your child read each item, then label it with the correct scientific method step?
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Interactive Worksheet
How to Make a Lemon Battery
How to Make a Lemon Battery
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How to Make a Lemon Battery
Third Grade
Physical Science
For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.
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How to Make a Lemon Battery
How to Make a Lemon Battery
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How to Make a Lemon Battery
For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.
Third Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Sorting Out the Scientific Method #2
Sorting Out the Scientific Method #2
Interactive Worksheet
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Sorting Out the Scientific Method #2
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Is your child baffled by the scientific method? Dr. McSquare is here to help! Learn the steps by helping the doctor organize his lab reports.
Interactive Worksheet
Sorting Out the Scientific Method #2
Sorting Out the Scientific Method #2
Interactive Worksheet
Sorting Out the Scientific Method #2
Is your child baffled by the scientific method? Dr. McSquare is here to help! Learn the steps by helping the doctor organize his lab reports.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Interactive Worksheet
Halloween Potions
Halloween Potions
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Halloween Potions
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.
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Halloween Potions
Halloween Potions
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Halloween Potions
Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Balloon Car
Design Challenge: Balloon Car
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Design Challenge: Balloon Car
Sixth Grade
Physical Science
In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a car that can be powered by a balloon!
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Design Challenge: Balloon Car
Design Challenge: Balloon Car
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Design Challenge: Balloon Car
In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a car that can be powered by a balloon!
Sixth Grade
Physical Science
Activity
The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
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The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.
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The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
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The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Design Challenge: Design a Bouncy Ball
Design Challenge: Design a Bouncy Ball
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Design Challenge: Design a Bouncy Ball
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this design challenge, students will be tasked with creating a bouncy ball polymer!
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Design Challenge: Design a Bouncy Ball
Design Challenge: Design a Bouncy Ball
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Design Challenge: Design a Bouncy Ball
In this design challenge, students will be tasked with creating a bouncy ball polymer!
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Catalase and Hydrogen Peroxide Experiment
Activity
Catalase and Hydrogen Peroxide Experiment
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this cool catalase and hydrogen peroxide experiment, kids put a potato in a jar of hydrogen peroxide to see how catalase acts as an enzyme.
Activity
Catalase and Hydrogen Peroxide Experiment
Activity
Catalase and Hydrogen Peroxide Experiment
In this cool catalase and hydrogen peroxide experiment, kids put a potato in a jar of hydrogen peroxide to see how catalase acts as an enzyme.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Fascinating Facts About Earth Science
Fascinating Facts About Earth Science
Workbook
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Fascinating Facts About Earth Science
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Boost reading skills while learning about earth sciences in this engaging fifth grade workbook!
Workbook
Fascinating Facts About Earth Science
Fascinating Facts About Earth Science
Workbook
Fascinating Facts About Earth Science
Boost reading skills while learning about earth sciences in this engaging fifth grade workbook!
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Workbook
Sinking Objects
Sinking Objects
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Sinking Objects
First Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.
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Sinking Objects
Sinking Objects
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Sinking Objects
This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.
First Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.
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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Bouncing Ball Physics: What is Elasticity?
Bouncing Ball Physics: What is Elasticity?
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Bouncing Ball Physics: What is Elasticity?
Third Grade
Physical Science
What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.
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Bouncing Ball Physics: What is Elasticity?
Bouncing Ball Physics: What is Elasticity?
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Bouncing Ball Physics: What is Elasticity?
What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.
Third Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
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Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
Sixth Grade
Physical Science
In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.
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Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
Activity
Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.
Sixth Grade
Physical Science
Activity
What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
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What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.
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What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
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What Causes the Phases of the Moon?
What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
Ocean Food Web
Ocean Food Web
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Ocean Food Web
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.
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Ocean Food Web
Ocean Food Web
Activity
Ocean Food Web
4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Extracting DNA from Strawberries
Extracting DNA from Strawberries
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Extracting DNA from Strawberries
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This middle school science fair project determines whether DNA is most easily extracted from under-ripe, ripe, or over-ripe strawberries.
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Extracting DNA from Strawberries
Extracting DNA from Strawberries
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Extracting DNA from Strawberries
This middle school science fair project determines whether DNA is most easily extracted from under-ripe, ripe, or over-ripe strawberries.
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
Activity
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How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.
Activity
How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
Activity
How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Heat Capacity of Water vs. Heat Capacity of Oil
Heat Capacity of Water vs. Heat Capacity of Oil
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Heat Capacity of Water vs. Heat Capacity of Oil
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Students pit the heat capacity of water against the heat capacity of oil while looking at the effects of dipole rotation in this cool science fair project idea.
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Heat Capacity of Water vs. Heat Capacity of Oil
Heat Capacity of Water vs. Heat Capacity of Oil
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Heat Capacity of Water vs. Heat Capacity of Oil
Students pit the heat capacity of water against the heat capacity of oil while looking at the effects of dipole rotation in this cool science fair project idea.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Density Experiment
Density Experiment
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Density Experiment
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to upper elementary students.
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Density Experiment
Density Experiment
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Density Experiment
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to upper elementary students.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Engineering Design Process Part 1: Define the Problem
Engineering Design Process Part 1: Define the Problem
Worksheet
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Engineering Design Process Part 1: Define the Problem
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Introduce students to the first step of the engineering design process with this helpful graphic organizer! 
Worksheet
Engineering Design Process Part 1: Define the Problem
Engineering Design Process Part 1: Define the Problem
Worksheet
Engineering Design Process Part 1: Define the Problem
Introduce students to the first step of the engineering design process with this helpful graphic organizer! 
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Worksheet
How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
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How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
First Grade
Earth and Space Science
In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.
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How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
Activity
How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.
First Grade
Earth and Space Science
Activity
Lab Safety
Lab Safety
Worksheet
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Lab Safety
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
For all you mad scientists, here is a helpful lab safety 101! You'll get to read a few basic rules, and then complete a word search.
Worksheet
Lab Safety
Lab Safety
Worksheet
Lab Safety
For all you mad scientists, here is a helpful lab safety 101! You'll get to read a few basic rules, and then complete a word search.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Worksheet
Desert Food Web
Desert Food Web
Activity
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Desert Food Web
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.
Activity
Desert Food Web
Desert Food Web
Activity
Desert Food Web
Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Intro to H2O
Intro to H2O
Workbook
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Intro to H2O
Fourth Grade
Reading
Water is the source of life—and of fascinating science! Full of exciting experiments, this workbook brings to life important concepts like water density, the water cycle, and the chemistry of water.
Workbook
Intro to H2O
Intro to H2O
Workbook
Intro to H2O
Water is the source of life—and of fascinating science! Full of exciting experiments, this workbook brings to life important concepts like water density, the water cycle, and the chemistry of water.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Workbook
Fastest Way to Cool a Soda
Fastest Way to Cool a Soda
Activity
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Fastest Way to Cool a Soda
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this fun science fair project idea, kids will experiment with various methods in order to discover the fastest way to cool a soda.
Activity
Fastest Way to Cool a Soda
Fastest Way to Cool a Soda
Activity
Fastest Way to Cool a Soda
In this fun science fair project idea, kids will experiment with various methods in order to discover the fastest way to cool a soda.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
Activity
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
First Grade
Reading
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
Activity
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
First Grade
Reading
Activity
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