Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Find out whether freezing or refrigerating destroys more bacteria. This is essential to consuming safe and germ-free food.

This project will examine the relationship between materials and air resistance.

Evaluate the efficacy of different pain management techniques.

In this experiment, recycled objects are separated to demonstrate how mixtures are made and the variance in the physical properties of their ingredients.

Find out which kind of bubble wrap fares best when put in impact.

Test the placebo effect in different groups of people.

The objective of this project is to evaluate whether a top will spin at different rates during different phases of the moon.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Evaluate whether people can raise the temperature of their finger using the power of their thoughts.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Got a young scientist at home? Try this project with him!Create your own molecule design with this home-made clay recipe and some toothpicks!

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Explore the electrical energy present in energy drinks.

Young physicists learn about apparent weightlessnessâthat weird sensation you sometimes feel in elevators, turbulent airplanes, and roller coasters.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

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

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Compare ability of selected materials to block UV-A radiation. Shine black light though glass at detecting beads underneath. Note color intensity.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

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

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.