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

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

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.

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

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

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.

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

This science fair project on testing water hardness is a great introduction to practical chemistry. Test and learn the difference between hard and soft water.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

This science experiment tests if dog saliva can really help heal wounds.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

Find out which type of sponge holds the most water.

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

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