Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

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

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

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

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

Find out which type of sponge holds the most water.

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!

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

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!

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Science fair project which measures whether tsunamis are more destructive when they are caused by an earthquake or by a meteor.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.