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Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

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

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

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

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

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

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

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

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.

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

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?

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

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

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.

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.