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

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

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

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

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

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

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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 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!

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

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

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

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

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