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This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

What is the hydrologic cycle and how does it work? Check out this fun and easy science project where you will model and learn about Earth's water cycle!

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

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

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

Science fair project that examines how temperature affects density and how density in turn affects the behavior of helium gas.

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!

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

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