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

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!

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!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

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

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.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

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

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.

Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!

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

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

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?

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

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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

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

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

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!

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

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

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!

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

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

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