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

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

Students pit the heat capacity of water against the heat capacity of oil while looking at the effects of dipole rotation in this cool science fair project idea.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

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

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

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

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.

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

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

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

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

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

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

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

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

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

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