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.

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

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

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!

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

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

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

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

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

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!

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

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

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