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

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

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.

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

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

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

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

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.

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

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!

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

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

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

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!

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.