In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

In this cool science fair project idea, kids conduct the ruler drop test on volunteers to determine whether reaction time can be improved with practice.

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!

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

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

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

This tricky building block challenge asks your learner to think creatively. They will work on their divergent thinking skills as they try to fill up an index card perfectly with building bricks.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

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

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

In this project, waves of vibrations are experimented with using water in glasses.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

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.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

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

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

This science fair project idea explores whether it is easier to balance on a narrow ledge or on a rope.