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Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

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

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

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.

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

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!

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

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

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

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

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

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

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.

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

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

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

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.