Here's an investigative activity in which your child will discover real-world names and uses for sugar and find out how it is hidden in many different foods.

Future whistleblowers can learn about product safety standards with this exercise in writing and researching.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

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:

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

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

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Why are some pennies shiny and others dark and dull? Find out with this cleaning copper coins experiment, which transforms dark pennies to bright ones.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

For this activity your child will use the ready made glycerin base to create elegant rose petal hand soaps.

Have you or your child ever heard that nursery rhyme and wondered just what curds and whey are anyway? Do this simple experiment together to find out!

Show your teen how to make her own beeswax lip balm. It's one of the simplest do-it-yourself activities, and it's fun to make!

This activity is a great introduction to polymer chemistry. It might seem complicated, but all you'll need is the material found inside of a baby's diaper!

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Want to give your teen some insight into the scientific method and get the house cleaned? This activity promises both!

What do you get when you combine science and fairies? Fairy scientists who make their own potion, of course! This activity promotes critical thinking skills as your child mixes, experiments, and creates their very own fairy potions.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to upper elementary students.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

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!

This science activity will help your student explore the changes that occur to transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.