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 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.

What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

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

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 kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

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

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

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