Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

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.

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

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.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

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

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.

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

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

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!

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

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

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

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

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!

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 surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

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!

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

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.