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This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

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

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

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

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

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.

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

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

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 project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.