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

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

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!

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

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.

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

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

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!