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

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

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

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

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

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

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

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

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.

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

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

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.