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

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

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.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

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

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

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.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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!

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

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

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

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

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

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.