Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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!

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

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

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

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

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.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

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

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

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

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.