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This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

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

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

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

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

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

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

This kindergarten science activity will help her explore the changing states of matter which transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Help your kindergarten scientist understand the concept of surface tension with this simple science experiment.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!