Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

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.

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.

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.

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

This science activity will help your student explore the changes that occur to transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

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

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

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.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

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

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

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

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.