examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

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

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

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 experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

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.

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

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.