Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

Kids learn how fiber optics work with a dramatic total internal reflection experiment using a fish tank, water, and a laser pointer.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

In this experiment, you will be making your own paper flashlight by conducting electricty with graphite.

This experiment provides a graphic illustration of the chemical reaction that occurs when you activate a hand warmer.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

Determine whether fresh vegetables have more calories or less calories than canned vegetables.

Get a cool middle school chemistry project idea on how to determine whether a physical or a chemical change has taken place.

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

The objective of this project is to examine the ways in which a passive solar house may contribute to conservation of energy.

Find out which part of a flame burns wood the fastest and also if this is true for all types of flames such as candle-flame, burners, and lighters.

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.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

Learn whether dark green and leafy veggies tend to have a higher Vitamin C content than lighter green varieties.

Have your child try this classic experiment that demonstrates circular motion using a bucket and rope. Be careful, you might get soaked!

Invite your middle schooler to bungee jump ... with eggs! This experiment will demonstrate Newton's laws of physics in an entertaining way.

In this experiment you will use plastic and magnets to test your local soil composition.

Demonstrate how we are able to locate sounds, echolocation. Have a blindfolded subject locate you by the sound of your clapping.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Demonstrate the relationship between mass, volume and density. Measure displaced water, and weigh object to calculate mass and density.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

Demonstrate the properties of pressure and surface tension to explain how water can stay inside an upside down glass using cardboard.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.