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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!

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

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

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

Science fair project which teaches you about the principles of physics within a vacuum by creating a vacuum chamber.

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

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!

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!

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

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.

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

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

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

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.

The objective this science fair project is to determine whether a bigger bag will allow a homemade hot air balloon to fly higher than smaller bag.

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

Science fair project which measures whether tsunamis are more destructive when they are caused by an earthquake or by a meteor.

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

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?