Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Determine the relationship between the speed of a sound and the temperature of the air it passes through.

Determine whether a hot liquid cools off faster when liquid is added before or after a two minute wait.

Determine which seeds are most likely to survive harsh winter conditions (low temperatures).

Test whether cutting up meats will make it cook faster than just cooking it whole.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Store seeds under three different environmental conditions. Plant seeds in carefully marked groups, watch them grow. Compare results.

Explore the best way to store popcorn kernels. It examines the impact of moisture and temperature on unpopped kernels.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Determine which environment keeps an ice cube frozen for the longest duration. Inspect and record your observations when cubes melt.

This project compares different liquids and the freezing, melting and boiling points of liquids.

Explore the wattage of microwaves in relevance to cooking time.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

Learn about emulsification and bile's roles in digestion, and investigate how the digestive enzyme lipase breaks down lipids.

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

Study the impact of environment on seed germination among three materials: soil, paper towel, and cloth. Note when seeds germinate and how well they germinate

see whether all liquids evaporate at the same rate. In other words, does water evaporate at the same rate as juice?

Investigate the advantages of the use of ceramics in engines such as the tiles used in Space Shuttle. Use iron filings and magnets.

Salmonella and E.coli are common food contaminates. This experiment measures the time it takes for E.coli and Salmonella to reach hazardous levels in fish.

Compare air temperature with the infrared temperature from a reflecting surface at different times of the day, in shade and in sunlight.

Learn how milk freezes into ice cream. Does the fat content affect how quickly the milk freezes? What is salt's role in the freezing process?

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

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.

Determine whether fresh vegetables have more calories or less calories than canned vegetables.

The objective of this project is to examine the ways in which a passive solar house may contribute to conservation of energy.

Find out which part of a flame burns wood the fastest and also if this is true for all types of flames such as candle-flame, burners, and lighters.