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.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

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

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.

Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

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

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

Kids will learn about the interaction of lactose and lactase in milk and discover why we describe enzymes as catalysts in this fun science fair project.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

In this project, all you need is a protractor to learn how to use the altitude of Polaris to find latitude on Earth. Polaris is also known as the North Star.

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

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.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?