Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

How would you dry your wet clothes if your dryer didn't work? Find out with this fun experiment!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

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

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Is cleaning with lemon effective? Get ready to give this science project some elbow grease and find out if acidic lemons can be used as a cleaning agent.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

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

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

In this pinto bean germination experiment, you'll learn about how fertilizer aids in growing pinto beans into seedlings.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.