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

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.

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Can you plant the insect-attracting borage plant to increase the amount of beneficial insects in your garden? Find out in this experiment!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

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

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

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

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

How greasy are your potato chips? Students will use a reliable method to quantify greasiness and compare different brands in this great science fair project.

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

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

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

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

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

How would you dry your wet clothes if your dryer didn't work? Find out with this fun experiment!

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.