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7 Science Experiments You Can Do at Home

Piquing your child’s interest in science can be easy. After all, a sense of wonder comes naturally for kids, and in many cases you don’t even have to leave the house. Here’s a list of activities, all of which use common household products, to get you started

December 20th, 2007

By Tim Johnson

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Backyard Astronomy

A crafty exercise to better understand the night sky and the wonder of the universe, this one comes straight from NASA.

Head to the NASA website (nasa.gov) to download and print patterns for the 16 constellations. Take 16 film canisters (if you’ve gone digital, visit your local photography store and ask for cast-offs from the professionals), label each with a different constellation name, then affix the corresponding pattern to the bottom of each canister. Using a thumb tack, punch a small hole for each star, then remove the pattern. When you look through the open end, you should now see a miniature version of the constellation. Memorize, then find each one in the night sky.


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