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

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

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.

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

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your kindergartener by playing an alphabet balloon volley game inspired by "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

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

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

Heart hair clips give your sweetheart a sweet style upgrade. These heart hair clips are perfect for Valentine's Day or anyday that needs a little extra love.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

Apple slices can turn brown, but when they are coated with lemon juice the acid keeps the apples fresh. Here's how to help your preschooler experiment:

This versatile clay-like material hardens if left out and can be used for building sand castles, forts, and even school projects.

If your kid is fascinated by dinosaurs, show him how to make his very own dinosaur egg. When he's not looking, hide a surprise inside!

Bring the crisscrossing lines of highways and the sprawling webs of metropolitan cities to your dinner table!

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your first grader learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

Learn about construction while making a fun new toy, the Mini-Marshmallow Popper.

This circle game practices patterning and flexes your child's memory.

Make homemade glitter to add glamor and glitz to art projects galore.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

Invite your kindergartener or first grader to make giant, soft building blocks. He'll have a blast constructing, throwing, stacking, and even falling on them!

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

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

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

Kindergarteners are expected to master the alphabet. Get your child outside and exercising with this fun, move and shake alphabet game.

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.