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Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Learn about the right-hand rule for magnetic force! Use a cathode ray tube in this physics experiment to see a magnetic field's effect on an electron beam.

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

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

Consult mechanics, automotive specialists for advice. Build a real engine or a scale model. Test and demonstrate its mechanical properties.

Heart-shaped pancakes at a gourmet flair to your breakfast. Makes these heart-shaped pancakes on Valentine's Day or anyday when you're feeling the love.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!

Your child can create a cute basket out of felt to collect her Valentine's Day treats in or give as a gift!

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

This zombie cake will give your Halloween enthusiast an excuse to lurch and limp around the kitchen. Share this zombie cake with friends and the undead.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

This butterfly costume comes together in under an hour and is perfect for your little trick-or-treater. Make this butterfly costume for Halloween or play time.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Bring back the groovy memories by making shrinky dinks using household materials, while learning about the science of plastics. Here's how to get started:

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

How do crystals form? In this science fair project, students will use three different saturated solutions to see how different minerals form crystals over time.

Your child can build the home of her dreams by creating a truly imaginative model. She'll get to draft her own blueprints to design her masterpiece!

Show your fifth grader how to make this fun vinyl robot to spruce up her walls. Itâs quick to construct and easy to remove or transfer from wall to wall.

This snowflake garland will bring some winter wonder to your house. Make a sparkling snowflake garland with your child this winter.

The goal of this fun science experiment is to explore the limitations of sight and learn working of the human eyes.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

This science fair project idea examines if there is a reason that musical notes are at the pitches they are.

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

Here's a fun Fourth of July craft that will delight kids of many ages.