Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Determine the relationship between the speed of a sound and the temperature of the air it passes through.

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

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.

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Does your child know that salt water conducts electricity? This simple experiment will show how salt water acts as a conductor to electrical currents.

Got a young scientist at home? Try this project with him!Create your own molecule design with this home-made clay recipe and some toothpicks!

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

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.