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

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

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

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

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

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

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

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

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!

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

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

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of 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.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

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.

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

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

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

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

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

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!