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Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Tree rings can tell the age of the tree but also information about the world. This science experiment uses tree stumps to discover new facts.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

What are the effects of fertilizer on plant growth? What's the best fertilizer type (solid, liquid or powder)? Kids find out in this science fair project idea.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

What's the chemistry behind dyeing Easter eggs? Will adding vinegar to dye help the eggshell absorb the color? This colorful science project has the answers!