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

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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

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

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

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

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!

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

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

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.

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

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

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

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

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.