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This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

What is the hydrologic cycle and how does it work? Check out this fun and easy science project where you will model and learn about Earth's water cycle!

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

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

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

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

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

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

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.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.