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Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

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

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

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.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

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.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

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

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!