This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

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.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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!

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

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

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.

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

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

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

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

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.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

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!

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

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?

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

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

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

This quick and simple preschool mirror activity will introduce your child to the science of reflection and light with a flashlight experiment and picture game.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!