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!

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

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

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!

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!

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

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

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

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

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!

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