Preschool - 6th Grade Physical Science Resources : Page 6

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

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

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.

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.

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

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

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.

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

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

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

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

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

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