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Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

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In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

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

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

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

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

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

Making metric conversions is a difficult concept to master. Get in some extra practice by playing this Tic-Tac-Toe game with your learner.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

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.

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

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?

Check out this game that provides an enjoyable way of demonstrating how recorded results can be expressed in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Wind is an important source of renewable, green energy. The purpose of this science fair project is to build and operate a windmill generator.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

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

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.