How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

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

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

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.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Help your kindergarten scientist discover relative size, density, and buoyancy with this fun, pumpkin science project!

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!

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

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

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

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

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