This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

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