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.

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

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

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

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

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

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

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!

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

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

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!

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

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

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

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

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!

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!

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.

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?