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Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Science fair project that demonstrates the effect of detergent pollution on fresh water birds' ability to stay afloat.

Science fair project that helps you better understand density by comparing the relative densities of cans of Coke and Diet Coke.

Science fair project that examines how temperature affects density and how density in turn affects the behavior of helium gas.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

This fun middle school science fair project idea helps student discover the concepts behind deep sea diving and how Cartesian divers work.

The buoyant force of water explains why some objects float in water. But why do some objects sink? Find out in this physics experiment and learn about density.