This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

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.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

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.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.