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Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

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

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

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

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

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.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

Have you ever seen fruit decay? Find out if a fruit will rot faster if you open it versus leaving it untouched!

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

Magnets vary in strength. Have your young scientist figure out which kind of magnet is the strongest when you have him conduct this attractive experiment.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.