There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

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

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

This science project lets students explore the number of spots on a ladybird and how to treat ladybugs with respect.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

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

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

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

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

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

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

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

In this project, waves of vibrations are experimented with using water in glasses.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

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

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.