What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

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.

In this project, all you need is a protractor to learn how to use the altitude of Polaris to find latitude on Earth. Polaris is also known as the North Star.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

The purpose of this science fair project is to determine which conditions and materials quicken the composting process to make the best compost.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

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

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

The goal of this science fair project is to analyze differences between the taste and texture of frozen and fresh food.