Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

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

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

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

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

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.

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.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

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.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

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

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

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

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

This science fair project idea's objective is to become familiar with items your family regularly throws in the trash.

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

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

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

The project investigates how water and movement affects erosion.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.