Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

For this activity your child will use the ready made glycerin base to create elegant rose petal hand soaps.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

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

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Got a young scientist at home? Try this project with him!Create your own molecule design with this home-made clay recipe and some toothpicks!

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

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

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.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

This potato cannon activity teaches your middle schooler about the principle of Boyle's Law. Make a potato cannon and have a blast learning about science.

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.

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.

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

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

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

What do you get when you combine science and fairies? Fairy scientists who make their own potion, of course! This activity promotes critical thinking skills as your child mixes, experiments, and creates their very own fairy potions.

Have your child try this classic experiment that demonstrates circular motion using a bucket and rope. Be careful, you might get soaked!