| | Introduction | p. 11 |
| | Why Science? | p. 14 |
| | Why Now? | p. 14 |
| | Why me? Or: Do I have to be a microbiologist or a chemist to teach my kid about science? | p. 15 |
| | How do I do it? | p. 15 |
| | Before you begin: How to use this book | p. 17 |
| | Icon Keys | p. 20 |
| | Chemistry and Polymers | p. 21 |
| | Wizzil: Pop Your Top! | p. 23 |
| | Strega Nona: Make your spaghetti "dance" | p. 29 |
| | George's Marvelous Medicine: Boiling up a witchy brew, then changing the color | p. 37 |
| | Bartholomew and the Oobleck: Concocting colorful, sticky & gooey stuff | p. 45 |
| | The Book of Slime: Create something slimy | p. 53 |
| | Fun with Food Science | p. 59 |
| | The Butter Battle Book: Shake cream into butter | p. 61 |
| | Chocolate Fever: Three ways to let it melt in your mouth | p. 69 |
| | Ice Cream Larry: Freeze your own ice cream in a can | p. 77 |
| | Sad Sam and the Magic Cookies: Bake 'em soft & chewy or hard & crumbly | p. 85 |
| | Everybody Bakes Bread: Learn what makes dough rise | p. 95 |
| | How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World: Make a fake apple pie with fun flavorings | p. 105 |
| | Rechenka's Eggs: Dye eggs & create art using natural ingredients | p. 111 |
| | Oliver's Milk Shake: Blow bubbles in milk & measure the foam! | p. 119 |
| | A Monster in My Cereal: Find the magnetic monster within | p. 127 |
| | Air Science and Engineering | p. 133 |
| | Air Is All Around You: Inflating a balloon with hot air & a soda bottle | p. 135 |
| | Hot-Air Henry: Build your own hot-air balloon | p. 141 |
| | Daisy and the Egg: Design a "nest" to protect an egg in flight | p. 149 |
| | Meteorology | p. 155 |
| | A Drop Around the World: Create a mini water-cycle in a jar! | p. 157 |
| | Sector 7: Your very own ecosystem with clouds | p. 165 |
| | Twister!: Make a "water tornado" in a bottle | p. 173 |
| | Acknowledgements | p. 182 |
| | From the Author | p. 182 |
| | Publisher Permissions | p. 184 |
| | Author's Research Notes & Bibliography | p. 187 |