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.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

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

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

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

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

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

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

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

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

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

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

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

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

Popsicles aren't just for the summertime, this activity takes cold and turns it into a creative and tasty science experiment.

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 understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

This science fair project idea explores the relationship between oil and water in terms of density as well as hydrophilic/hydrophobic compounds.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

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

Students pit the heat capacity of water against the heat capacity of oil while looking at the effects of dipole rotation in this cool science fair project idea.

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