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

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

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.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

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

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

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

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

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 experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

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!

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

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

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

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!