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What's the difference between a microwave and an oven? Use mashed potatoes to explore which kitchen appliance does a better job at keeping food warm.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

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

Explore the neural and mental mechanisms at play in mental imagery.

What if the shape of the Earth weren't spherical? How does its shape affect our gravity, climate, and tides? Model these questions in this cool project!

Here's how you and your teen can stage your own formal debateâbeyond arguing why chores are unethical! Formal debates improve teens' critical thinking skills.

Science fair project that compares the relative carbon dioxide concentrations of various gases, including different types of vehicle emissions.

What is vegetative reproduction? Find out how you can clone plants and regrow cabbage from a stem in this cool experiment!

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

How is NASA able to launch something into orbit around the Earth? Learn about the relationship between gravity, speed, and orbit in space in this cool project!

Explore concepts in current and coltage with these Van de Graaff generator experiments.

Kids learn how to make a simple electric motor in this great engineering science fair project that teaches them how current generates its own magnetic field.

Students explore hot desert plant adaptations in this cool science fair project by observing how these organisms prevent excessive transpiration.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

This middle school project examines the strength of horizontal versus vertical pointing eggshells.

This science fair experiment examines the relationship between gender, age, and smiling.

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.

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?

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

Here's an investigative activity in which your child will discover real-world names and uses for sugar and find out how it is hidden in many different foods.

Test your skills as a weather forecaster, and learn some science terms on the way!

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

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

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.

Choose a timeline to live without technology. Keep a journal of all the issues encountered. What are the benefits and cons of modern technology?

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.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.