Experiment with the wonders of pressure and condensation by crushing a soda can with nothing but air and water!

What You Need:

Empty soda can with tab removed Ice water Pan Mixing bowl Tongs Stove

Caution! Experiment involves heat and boiling water, adult supervis [ … ]

Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and whey ...

Have you or your child ever heard that nursery rhyme and wondered just what curds and whey are anyway? Do this simple, and yes, gross, experiment together to find out!

What You Need:

Measuring cup and spoons Skim m [ … ]

Have your middle schooler try this classic and entertaining activity that demonstrates circular motion.  Due to the nature of flying water and bucket, it is best to perform this activity outside. Be careful, you may get soaked!

What You Need:

Small bucket with a handle Rope (about [ … ]

Test your middle schooler’s science knowledge with a science scavenger hunt! The purpose of this game is to test your child’s understanding of science terms and apply these terms to real world objects. 

What You Do:

No preparation required! Simply use the chart below as a checklist. R [ … ]

Developing a keen eye for observation is an essential skill for any scientist and a fundamental step of the scientific method.  Help your middle schooler (and yourself!) improve his observation skills by playing this simple game. 

What You Need:

Duplicate set of common household items [ … ]

Do you remember the far out shrinky dink kits from your younger days? Well, bring back the memories and create new ones for your middle schooler by making shrinky dinks using household materials, while learning about polymers and the science of plastics.

What You Need: Colored penc [ … ]

To a child, a grandparent is a timeless figure. But your child's grandparent had a childhood, youth, and adulthood full of interesting and wonderful stories! Encouraging your child to learn about her grandparent's past will not only strengthen family ties, it can be a great writing exe [ … ]