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Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

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.

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

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

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.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

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!

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

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

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

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

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

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

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

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.