Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

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!

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Kids make strong bubbles to investigate the effect different additives have on bubble life in this cool science fair project idea.

In this cool experiment, learn about the forces of resistance in a liquid and race marbles in a cylinder to find out which fluids have a high viscosity.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

This project concerns activity happening millions of miles away, on the sun.

Science fair project that uses distillation to convert salt water into fresh water.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

A great science fair project on solar oven design that helps kids learn about solar power and solar heating.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore non-chemical means of preserving fruits by using thermotherapy.

Kids will learn how to measure the viscosity of liquids by making their own homemade viscometer in this great science fair project idea.

Fudge is one of very few desserts people make at home that is actually crystalline. What happens when the fudge crystallizes at different temperatures?

If your Father's Day festivities include meeting up with extended family, why not put all the dads to the test with a chili cook-off?

This experiment investigates if small changes in your diet can alter your basal body temperature.

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

This science project challenges students to take learned information about weather and climate control and apply it to come up with creative ideas of their own.

How does bleach kill bacteria? Kids find out in this impressive bacteria science fair project by testing different concentrations on a safe strain of E. coli.

The objective of this science project is to determine the relationship between carbon dioxide gas and the temperature of the atmosphere.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

This experiment investigates if stress alters body temperature.

This science fair project will help learners determine whether algae can be made to grow by feeding it supplementary carbon dioxide.

Bake some cookies with an oven that collects sunlight and traps the shorter wavelengths (heat!).