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Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

This project explores whether music affects the growth and health of plants.

Observe if dissolved aspirin will help plants grow healthier and faster in this science fair project idea.

Plants help keep a house cool! This article includes step-by-step instructions for completing this fun and interesting science experiment.

The purpose of this science project is to investigate which will grow larger plants: compost, soil and Miracle - Gro, a mixture of both.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

The objective of this experiment is to evaluate the effects of acid rain on plants.

This study observes plants, insects and an animal living in proximity to a known source of EMF.

Demonstrate the capillary function in plants by adding food coloring to glasses of water. Slice stalks of celery and leafy tops. Compare color of leaves

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Ethanol can be used as an alternative fuel! The purpose of this experiment is to identify a starch plant that produces the largest quantity of ethanol.

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

Examine the presence of seeds in open fields. Collect seeds on socks by walking through open fields of grass or other growth. Germinate seeds on socks

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

A project to reinforce learning about the layers of the rainforest, rain forest ecosystem, and the greenhouse effect.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Check out this cool science project idea to explore how temperature creates annual rhythms that govern plant growth.

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

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

The purpose of this science fair project is to investigate whether cooking seeds before planting will speed up germination and growth.

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

This project examines the concentration of dissolved oxygen in water, with and without oil.

You've heard the expression "burn rubber" but do you know how heat affects rubber? Examine the impact of temperature on rubber in this fun science experiment.

In this science fair project, students examine how temperature affects sugar transport within a plant.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Explore this fun science fair project idea to investigate different microclimates in and around your home and their effects on the plant and animal life.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Science fair project that creates fog using bottles of hot and cold water.

Study the impact of environment on seed germination among three materials: soil, paper towel, and cloth. Note when seeds germinate and how well they germinate