Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Science fair project idea that measures fuel efficiency in cars. Calculate cost per mile by comparing fuel cost and consumption data.

This science fair project idea increases the space efficiency of living areas and encourages economic improvements via new real estate ideas.

This science fair project idea attempts to develop a new or improved eco-friendly packing material.

Describe the lives of commercially raised chickens. Contact local chicken farmers for information and advice. Write a detailed report about farming techniques.

Greeting cards are nice, but after they've been opened most cards soon end up in the trash. This year, make Dad a Father's Day card he'll treasure forever.

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

In this activity, students build a house of sticks, just like the second little pig in the classic story, The Three Little Pigs. Then, they program an educational robot to push down the house, much like the wolf who “blows the house down.”

In this science fair project, students evaluate if the phases of the moon affect the way people feel.

This experiment evaluates if the temperature of the environment that you work in affects your ability to perform mental tasks.

Test the effects of left and right handedness on writing speed and penmanship. Volunteers hand-copy the same paragraph of text, which samples look neater?

Test for a correlation between perceived color and heart rate. Using a stethoscope and stop watch, measure the heart rate (beats per minute) of volunteers.

If you're looking for a fun and easy way to remember your friends, a themed photo shoot is the way to go.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Test ability to distinguish between natural and artificial aromatherapy oils. Select fragrance, natural and synthetic sample. Volunteers state preference.

Create a colorful, informative display that illustrates the properties of blood cells. Prepare slides using samples of fresh raw beef or chicken bone marrow.

Study the effect of music on blood pressure. Compare blood pressure readings before and after the listening session. Analyze results, write a detailed report.

Learn about the anatomy of the autonomic nervous system and its relationship to the rest of the body.

This science fair project idea examines readersâ expectations in regard to literature.

In this science fair experiment about recycling, demonstrate how the wax from a candle can be reused to make another candle.

This experiment evaluates how a diet that is rich in "mood-enhancing" foods affects the way people feel over several weeks.

This science project has students study the idea of human beauty.

This science fair project idea attempts to prevent another tragedy in Gonaives and encourages technological advances against flooding.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Science fair project idea examines different techniques for memorization. Analyze results of memory tests to determine which method is most effective.

This experiment will evaluate if the environments that people work in affect their speed and accuracy in performing mental tasks.

The objective of this experiment is to evaluate whether funny advertisements are more or less effective than serious advertisements.