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Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

This science fair project idea investigates how the height at which a pendulum is released affects the length of time it continues.

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

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

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.

In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

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

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.