What's the difference between a microwave and an oven? Use mashed potatoes to explore which kitchen appliance does a better job at keeping food warm.

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

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

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

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

The goal of this science fair project is to analyze differences between the taste and texture of frozen and fresh food.

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

What chromosome combinations determine a fetus gender? Use probability to think about whether a sperm and ovum will create a male or female in this project.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

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

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

Is it amplitude? Weight? Length of string? Kids will discover what factors changing the period of a pendulum depends on in this fun and easy physics experiment.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

This science fair project idea examines whether the colors of the spectrum respond differently in the thermal aspect when radiated by the sun.

Prove that the Earth is not flat. The objective of this science fair project is to measure the angle of the sun and calculate the circumference of the Earth.