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

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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.

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

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

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.

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

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!

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!

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

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

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

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

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

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

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!

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

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

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!

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.