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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!

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.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

Learn how to demagnetize a magnet and how physics can explain this phenomenon with this enlightening science fair project.

Does the temperature of a magnet affect its strength? Learn about the relationship between magnets and temperature with this cool physics science fair project.

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.

Is it amplitude? Weight? Length of string? Kids will discover what factors changing the period of a pendulum depends on in this fun and easy physics experiment.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

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

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Find out which kind of bubble wrap fares best when put in impact.

Explore how dielectric heating comes into play when microwaving various liquids in this science project. This test will help you understand how microwaves work!

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

This science fair project idea explores if the length of the string that an object is suspended on has an effect on how fast or slow it swings.

This science fair project idea investigates if heat from direct sunlight is hotter than heat from reflected sunlight.

In this CD hovercraft science project, students will construct their own DIY hovercraft.

Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.

In this experiment, students find out what happens when a less-dense fluid interacts with a denser one, replicating the effect of cooler solid rock on magma.

This science fair project idea examines whether the colors of the spectrum respond differently in the thermal aspect when radiated by the sun.

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

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

This science fair project idea discovers whether there are some objects that do not fall at a constant rate.

This science fair project idea investigates how the height at which a pendulum is released affects the length of time it continues.

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.