General Learning Projects
Quell curiosity and build brain power with these smart projects.
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- Fantastic Floating Orb
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- This gravity-defying trick is truly electrifying!
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- Forever Calendar
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- Dial into the brand-new year with a personalized perpetual calendar.
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- Frozen Fingers
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- No need to wait for the mercury to drop. In just a few minutes, you can frost a friend's hand.
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- Groovy Lava Lamp
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- Just like its store-bought cousins, this mesmerizing homemade lava lamp relies on a simple scientific fact: oil and water don't mix. ... Read More
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- How to Make a Camera Obscura
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- Experience the optic phenomenon of the camera obscura (Latin for "dark chamber") with this homemade viewer that turns everything you look at ... Read More
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- Hungry, Hungry Frogs
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- Your kids can make this slaphappy magnetic frog game from materials you probably already have around the house.
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- Leaf Tokens
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- These clay coins are lovely springtime keepsakes, and in the process of making them, your kids can learn the names of the trees in your backyard ... Read More
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- Magnifying Waterscope
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- Look through the private window of this waterscope to find out what's under the water's surface.
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- Take a Ride on a Hovercraft
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- Crafted from cardboard, this nifty vessel runs on the same principles as the hovercrafts that ply the English Channel, and it has a great ... Read More
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- Badges of Fun: Learn Something New
- To earn our third badge, we invite your family to get into the back-to-school spirit by taking on some brain-building adventures together. ... Read More
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- Badges of Fun: Preserve Family Memories
- This month, we invite your family to gather your favorite photos and treasured mementos, then turn them into keepsakes you can proudly ... Read More
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- Breathing Trees
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- Spring is the perfect time for this simple experiment to observe how trees take in carbon dioxide and let out oxygen.
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- Five Easy Experiments
- Five easy experiments from best-selling author Janice VanCleave that will make science fun.
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- Test A Small Buoy
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- A science craft idea for young experimenters.
- A Farm Visit
- Plan a visit to a local farm to teach kids about farm life and animals








