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Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

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

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

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

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

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

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

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

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

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

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.

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

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.

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

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

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

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

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!

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

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

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!