This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

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

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.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

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!

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

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.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

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.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.