Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.