Science Activities : Page 28

Looking for a project on machines? Get a fun elementary school science fair project idea to design a compound machine using your knowledge of simple machines.

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

The goal of this science fair project was to examine how different angles of decline affect the tipping point of a vehicle.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

This science fair project idea teaches about the size of two different systems: the solar system and an atomic system.

This science fair project determines if the allelopathic chemical produced by the black walnut tree biodegrades immediately or persists over several days.

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

High school kids learn about fruit fly ethology in this cool lab that determines fruit fly movement and behavior under different conditions. Check it out.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

This science fair project determines which of two chemical agents can be used to release the drug (tea) from hydrogel crystals.

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Science fair project that compares leaf pigments of various tree species. Which tree species do you think will have the most pigments and why?

This science project challenges students to learn about and classify weeds and discover new practical uses for weeds.

Demonstrate Newton's laws of motion by examining the relationship between mass, force, and acceleration during free-fall.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

The goal of this science fair project is to investigate the effect of irradiation on the germination and growth of vegetables, such as the tomato plant.

Kids use applied math to build and test a parabolic mirror solar hot dog cooker in this cool engineering science fair project idea for middle school.

Explore the relationship between personality traits and birth order effects.

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Study how liquids separate into layers by creating a liquid gradient, different density liquids separate into layers in a graduated cylinder.

This experiment will explore if and where fractals can be found in the natural world.

Can you think of a way of cleaning dirty water using the sun? In this activity, you will be making a "solar still" that is able to do just that!

Check out this science project idea to compare organic produce to non-organic produce and how preservatives in food extend the shelf life of goods.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.