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!

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

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

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

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!

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 classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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 great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Popsicles aren't just for the summertime, this activity takes cold and turns it into a creative and tasty science experiment.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

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

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!