Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

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

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

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

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

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

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

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

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

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.