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This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

Here's a fun math-oriented arts and crafts activity for your preschool or kindergarten child: create a gumdrop topiary and practice counting along the way.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

Create a tornado vortex in your kitchen in this 5th grade science experiment. All you need are two plastic bottles, duct tape, and a metal washer to begin.

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.

In this science fair project, students investigate how different colors influence appetite.

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

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

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

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Your child can create his very own pine forest covered in snow and learn some forest vocabulary too!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

This science fair project idea creates an underwater habitat and explores the basic needs of living things under water.

This experiment uses personality assessments to evaluate if certain personality traits are more common in people with unusual first names.

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

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.

This project determines whether hands-on practice, mental practice, or no practice leads to better shooting of free-throws.

This experiment explores whether caffeine improves athletic performance.

This project uses toy cars to determine how friction and gravity affect cars and braking.

We're all familiar with the idea that some songs âget stuck in your head.â This experiment explores the validity of that claim.

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.”

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

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

Crafting a valentine mailbox is the perfect way to get your child ready for Valentine's Day. Now no heartfelt mail will get lost in the shuffle!

This experiment will explore if magnetism has any effect on the regeneration abilities of flatworms.

Spruce up some sneakers that have seen better days by turning them into a sparkly dress-up staple.

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