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Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

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

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!