Young scientists will investigate people's preferences for saltiness, and make some inferences about genetics and diet.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

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!

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

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.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

This science fair project idea explores the egg's thin membrane.

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!

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

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!

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

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

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

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.