If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

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

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

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.

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

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

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

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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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

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

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

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

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

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!

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.