Determine if picking up fallen food in 5 seconds or less prevents the transfer of bacteria from the ground.

This project examines Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion with a bicycle and water balloons.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

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

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

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

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

This experiment explores the trend of reactivity in the alkaline earth metals as you go down the second column of the periodic table of elements.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

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.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

This cool physics demo illustrates the simple harmonic motion of a pendulum while teaching kids the important concepts of potential and kinetic energy.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

This science fair project idea discovers whether there are some objects that do not fall at a constant rate.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

This optics-based science fair project idea teaches kids about real and virtual images with a mind-bending candle illusion inspired by Pepper's Ghost.

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

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Build a magnetic linear accelerator using a ruler, neodymium magnets, and small metal balls in this fun science fair project exploring magnetic propulsion.

Science fair project that tests the effects of diluted soap on the size of bubbles blown from the solution. Will dilution cause smaller bubbles?