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

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!

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.

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

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

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.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

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

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

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

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

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.

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

This science activity will help your student explore the changes that occur to transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

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

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

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

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

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

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

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

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