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Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

Have you ever seen fruit decay? Find out if a fruit will rot faster if you open it versus leaving it untouched!

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

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

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

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

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

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

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

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.