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Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

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

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

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!

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

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

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

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

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

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.

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.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

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.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

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!

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

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.