Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

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.

This science activity will help your student explore the changes that occur to transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

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

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

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 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.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

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

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

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

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

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.