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.

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

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

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.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

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.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

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

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

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

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

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