Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

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

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.

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.

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.

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

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

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

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

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

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