Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

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!

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

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

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

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

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

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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

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

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

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?