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

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

Observe corn seed germination to learn about dicots and monocots and how plants grow from seeds to seedlings to full-grown plants!

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

Learn about the role of Earth's rotation on the Coriolis Effect and hurricanes in this science project. Model the Coriolis Effect on a hurricane's direction.

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

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!

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!