Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

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

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

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

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

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.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

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

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

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

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

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

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!

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

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

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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