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

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

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.

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.

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

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

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.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

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

This science fair project on testing water hardness is a great introduction to practical chemistry. Test and learn the difference between hard and soft water.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

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

This science experiment tests if dog saliva can really help heal wounds.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

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!

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.