Science Projects
Wow your kids with these cool projects.
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- Balloon Barometer
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- Explore some of the changes in the weather with a homemade barometer.
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- Berlese Funnel
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- Check out what's living in the ground under your feet with this homemade version of a tool entomologists use.
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- Fantastic Flask Cake
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- Made with cotton candy vapor and a cardboard-tube neck, this cake is modeled after a real piece of lab equipment: a Florence flask. ... Read More
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- Fantastic Floating Orb
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- This gravity-defying trick is truly electrifying!
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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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- 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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- Lift an Ice Cube With String
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- It takes a secret ingredient -- and a little old-fashioned chemistry -- to amaze your friends with this neat ice-cube trick. ... 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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- Make a Ball Float on Air
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- This contraption demonstrates what physicists call the Bernoulli effect, which also explains how the wings of airplanes provide lift. But ... Read More
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- Marshmallow Catapult
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- Our modern version of the catapult offers its operator the fun of hurling marshmallows into a friend's mouth.
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- Observation Bucket
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- Take a closer look at water creatures with this handy homemade tank.
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- Preschool Potions
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- Nurture your child's curious mind with simple science experiments that make the most of basic cooking supplies.
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- See the Sparkle of a Glitter Globe
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- This whimsical glitter globe is a colorful toy that doubles as a science experiment.
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- Shaker Net
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- Find out what kinds of insects make their homes in trees and shrubs by shaking them loose onto this simple screen.








