Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

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

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Observe corn seed germination to learn about dicots and monocots and how plants grow from seeds to seedlings to full-grown plants!

What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

The objective of this science fair project is to experiment with balancing everyday objects and observing the the effects of gravity on materials.

The objective of this science fair project is to set up a compost bin to convert food scraps and organic waste.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.