Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

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.

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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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!

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

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

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

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

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

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

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

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?

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

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

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.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!

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!

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

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

Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

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