Are your kids a little nervous for that first day back? Get them in a mellow mood with this groovy lava lamp experiment. Plus they’ll learn about the scientific properties of oil and water.

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.

And it took some serious ingenuity when it came to creating the science lab curriculum ... to develop educational and slightly silly labs for the kids. "We have to adjust.

Stanford Children's Hospital creates a school for seriously ill children to ensure they don't fall behind while hospitalized.