What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

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!

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

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

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.

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.

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

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.

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

This science activity will help your student explore the changes that occur to transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

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

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