This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

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

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

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

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

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

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

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

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

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.