Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

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

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?

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

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

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

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

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

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.

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

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

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

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.