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

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

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

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

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

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

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.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

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.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

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 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.

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

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

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

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

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!

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

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

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

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.