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

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.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

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

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

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

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

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

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

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Popsicles aren't just for the summertime, this activity takes cold and turns it into a creative and tasty science experiment.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

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

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

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

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

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

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to upper elementary students.

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

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

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.

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

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.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.