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Science activities and experiments have a way of bringing out the inner scientist in even the youngest of learners. Even if students are bit young for the laboratory, they can still learn principles of chemistry through simple homemade science activities and experiments, such as separating salt out of salt water to create freshwater. Below, learners of all ages will find challenging and interesting science activities and experiments created by Education.com.

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Make a spring collage with your preschooler to get her outside and those creative juices flowing!

Make a Soda Bottle Greenhouse

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Playground Physics

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

Teacher for a Day

Here's a fun activity that will have your child teaching you for once, while you find out exactly what she is learning in school.

Forms of Energy for Kids

This exploration of different types of energy will help young minds appreciate and observe thermal, kinetic, mechanical, and other forms of energy.

Air Science Experiment

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

Predict the Weather

Test your skills as a weather forecaster, and learn some science terms on the way!

Experiment with Magnet Magic

Is your child struggling with the principles of magnetism? Here's a fun activity to demonstrate polarity and understand the basic principles of magnetism.

Design a Weather Calendar

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

Using a Compass

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Outdoor Adventures

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Grow Your Own Herbs

Here's a way to make history both interesting and relevant: design a garden using plants that were used by people in colonial times!

Make a Parachute Toy

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of year one science.

Explore Genetics by Finding Family Traits!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

In this activity, find out who the flowers' "partners in crime" are by being a flower spy!

Bean Sprout Science

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and she may even develop a green thumb in the process!

Plant Habitats: Dandelions

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Clean Water Using the Sun!

Can you think of a way of cleaning dirty water using the sun? In this activity, you will be making a "solar still" that is able to do just that!

Put Together a Procedure!

With this activity, not only will you be experimenting with giving accurate information, you'll also teach your child how to write good scientific procedures.

This baking activity lets kids play with frosting, while experimenting with colors, and how they mix.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce the physics concept of stored energy for your middle schooler.

Make a Mind-Bending Illusion!

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Oobleck Science: Solid or Liquid?

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

Match Animal Adaptation: A Card Game

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practise them using a fun matching card game!

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