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

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

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

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

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.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

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.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

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

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

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

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.

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

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

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

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

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!