In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

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!

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

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

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

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

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!