Many kids will be spending more time learning from home as the school year ramps up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Without the beakers and test tubes of the science lab, it may seem difficult to ...

Explore the fascinating world of physics with three captivating science demonstrations. Watch a water balloon pop in slow motion, revealing how surface tension holds its shape. See magnetic forces at ...

My name is Dr. Kate Biberdorf, but most people call me Kate the Chemist, and I am so excited to share some easy science experiments you can do with kids at home. For years, I’ve been bombarded with ...

Finding an activity that adequately keeps kids entertained can be challenging, but the best science kits for kids help stave off boredom, all while being relatively easy to use and educational. The ...

Jonte Lee, a physics and chemistry teacher at Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C., spent the spring meeting his students where they are—on social media. When Lee’s school moved to distance ...

With the COVID-19 pandemic shuttering schools, as a parent, you may be looking for fun and easy ways to help teach science to your kids at home. Or maybe your family just spent the summer outdoors ...

In my first few years of living away from home, I performed a lot of unintentional science experiments in my refrigerator (the variety of colors and textures of mold that can grow on forgotten foods ...

It’s really true—science can be fun! Engaging kids with hands-on experiments activates multiple parts of the brain, which means they’re more likely to retain what they’ve learned. Children will ...