Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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 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.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

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.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

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!

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

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.

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.

The project investigates how water and movement affects erosion.

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.

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