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If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

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

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!

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

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

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

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

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

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

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!