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Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

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

Popsicles aren't just for the summertime, this activity takes cold and turns it into a creative and tasty science experiment.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Find out whether matching resonant frequencies can cause objects to shatter.

Determine the relationship between the speed of a sound and the temperature of the air it passes through.

Demonstrate how we are able to locate sounds, echolocation. Have a blindfolded subject locate you by the sound of your clapping.

In this science fair experiment, students learn about the scientific principles behind Doppler ultrasound.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

In this project students determine which instruments composers use to create birdsongs and birdcalls in classical music.

Help your kindergarten scientist understand the concept of surface tension with this simple science experiment.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

This kids' activity is fun to perform and impressive to watch. Plus, it's a great example of Newton's First Law of Motion at work.

Help your kindergarten scientist discover relative size, density, and buoyancy with this fun, pumpkin science project!

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

Find a mathematical relationship between the intensity of a sound wave and distance from the sound source. Use a pedometer and a sound level meter.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

This science fair project idea studies how talking on a cell phone affect driving?

This project determines what percentage of test subjects react adversely to the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and explores their physiological responses.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

This kindergarten science activity will help her explore the changing states of matter which transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about the multiple sources of radio waves and fin out how difficult it is to block them.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Look for a correlation between temperature and the intensity of cricket chirping. Measure ambient temperature and sound intensity in decibels.