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Make stunning pendulum waves and learn the math behind the patterns generated with this cool and easy science project.

Start thinking about how the internet works by assembling an Ethernet cable of your own!

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

Here's an investigative activity in which your child will discover real-world names and uses for sugar and find out how it is hidden in many different foods.

Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Experiment with magnetism in this 8th grade science activity in which your child will create a working compass using a steel needle, magnet, and jar.

This science project examines the history of earthquakes and what we can do to prevent future disasters.

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

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

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

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

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

Have your kid build an ice sculpture in this activity that's so fast, fun, and messy it's the perfect way to demonstrate how much fun experiments can be!

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

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!

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

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

What's the difference between centripetal and centrifugal force? Students find out by seeing both in action as they conduct this experiment.

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.