This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Kids learn how to manipulate additive and subtractive colors to send secret messages with red colored filters in this cool science fair project idea.

This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?

Gymnosperms are coniferous trees that reproduces using pine cones to spread seeds. Check out this simple pine cone experiment to learn about the process!

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

This science fair project idea explores how enzyme inhibitors, active sites, non-competitive enzyme inhibitors, and substrates work.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

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

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?

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

Make a backbone model to explore human anatomy and life science.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

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.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

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.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

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!