This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

Science fair project that cultivates slime mold and monitors the stages of its development.

Science fair project which helps you determine your latitude by using an astrolabe, which measures the angle between the North Star and the horizon.

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Dress up a plain old pen with this pretty craft that's great for back-to-school time.

In this experiment you will evaluate whether praise improves athletic performance.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Science fair project that determines whether spreading a moss soup over an area increases moss growth.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by making personalized art out of some Celtic letters.

This science fair project challenges students to research vortices occurring in nature and then create their own vortex.

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Investigate the kinds of memories we tend to store and the emotions we store with them. Determine if memories have a strong emotional component.

Take some inspiration from the past and create some wood block prints with your fourth grader.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

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.

This experiment explores whether caffeine improves athletic performance.

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

This social science experiment endeavors to determine whether certain types of animals provide greater physical and mental health benefits to their owners.

Show your middle schooler how a quick whirl of spinach in the blender will reveal the cobwebby "stuff"--or DNA--of life!

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

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?

Prepare your child for winter with a fake igloo and a list of cozy and chilly vocabulary words.

There is debate about whether chalkboards or whiteboards are better. This experiment explores which leads to better retention of visually-displayed information.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

In this science fair experiment, kids will use the acid test to discover how to tell one mineral from another.