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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!

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

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

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

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

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

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

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

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

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

Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

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

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

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

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

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

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

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

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

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

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

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.