If we had to list our top parent-approved pastimes, backyard science experiments for kids are a hot contender for the #1 spot because kids have fun learning while soaking up a little vitamin D in the ...

Beth Harris, a Raleigh mom of two, long-time science educator and creator of Fort Kits for Kids, shares another fun and easy experiment that you can do at home with kids. This one involves a balloon, ...

Destin spends his work days testing missiles for the U.S. military, which basically means blowing stuff up for the sake of science. But in his off time, the sandy-haired engineer teaches his adorable ...

Blow balloon up to just wider than the open jar and tie end. For best results, fill a water balloon with water. Light piece of paper and drop in the jar. Quickly top jar with balloon. Balloon will ...

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Rising air is all around us— outside and inside. It's what meteorologists call "convection." Warm air is lighter and less dense than cold air, so it has buoyancy and wants to ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Launching a new school year and a weather balloon, St. James students send ...

The school year is winding down, and those long summer days are stretching in front of us. Social media memes have started to gear toward the "in my day we played outside ... " variety, making parents ...

NASA Glenn Research Center, in Brook Park, invites students in ninth to 12 grades to create experiments that NASA will test in balloons that fly in the stratosphere, or about 19 miles above Earth. The ...

NASA is accepting applications from graduate and undergraduate university students to fly experiments to the edge of space aboard a high-altitude scientific balloon. This balloon flight competition is ...

Up to 12 student teams will build and fly their experiments as part of the High Altitude Student Platform program, a joint project between NASA and the Louisiana State University’s Louisiana Space ...