Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

What's the chemistry behind dyeing Easter eggs? Will adding vinegar to dye help the eggshell absorb the color? This colorful science project has the answers!

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

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

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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