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

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

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

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

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

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

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

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

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

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

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

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

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

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

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

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

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