Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

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

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

Gather some friends for a bubbly soda taste test do determine calories' role in your favorite drinks.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

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

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

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

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

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

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

In this experiment, kids will see if pruning tomato plants makes them more fruitful and learn about the factors that contribute to a plant's fruit production.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

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

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