Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.