Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

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.

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

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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

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

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

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

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

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

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

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

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.

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.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

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

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

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