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

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

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

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Kids make a paperclip perform an act of magnetic levitation and test how effective various materials are at magnetic shielding in this science fair project.

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!

Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

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

This science fair project idea explores if the length of the string that an object is suspended on has an effect on how fast or slow it swings.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

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

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

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.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

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

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.