Pour some milk in a dish (whole milk works best, but honestly, use whatever’s not expired), drop in some food coloring, then touch it with a dish soap-dipped cotton swab. The colors will scatter like ...

The holidays are stampeding down upon us. Everyone is excited and busy. But maybe you wish to take a little time to do something special with your family? Here's a sweet little kitchen science project ...

The last time I did science in the home with an 11-year-old, something happened that I can’t tell you about until the person whose chair it was has died. That is my abiding conclusion about the ...

Citizen Science Salon is a partnership between Discover and SciStarter.org. Citizen science happens when people like you make hypotheses, gather data and share their findings with researchers. As a ...

If, as the weather turns rainy (and you can no longer let the little ones loose in the garden), you're finding weekends make you want to tear your hair out, fear not. Heading into the kitchen can ...

It may be appropriate at this stage to compare reversible (physical) changes with irreversible (chemical) changes. Review the following animation and fact sheet. Chemistry in the kitchen; celebrity ...

Let me be transparent–I’m not going to pretend these kitchen experiments won’t create a mess. They will. There will be vinegar on your floor, food coloring on hands that lasts a day or two, and ...