What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

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

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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.

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.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

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

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

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.

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

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

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

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!

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.