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

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

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

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

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

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.