Invite your middle schooler to bungee jump ... with eggs! This experiment will demonstrate Newton's laws of physics in an entertaining way.

In this experiment, your middle schooler will chart the effects of oil on a feather in order to grasp the tragic effects of oil spills on wildlife.

Get a cool science fair project idea for middle schoolers on the effect of adding sugar to the growth of green plants.

This potato cannon activity teaches your middle schooler about the principle of Boyle's Law. Make a potato cannon and have a blast learning about science.

Try this simple activity with your middle schooler to help him develop an understanding of why scientific classification systems exist and how they work.

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

Help your middle schooler improve his observation skills by playing this simple observation and spatial memorization game.

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

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

This experiment evaluates whether there is a relationship between grade point average (GPA) and dating status.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

This interactive project invites science fair-goers to participate in examination and recording to demonstrate the importance of firsthand observation.

In this experiment you simulate radioactive decay in order to gain an understanding of the basics of half-life.

This experiment provides a graphic illustration of the chemical reaction that occurs when you activate a hand warmer.

This experiment explores the question of whether age and/or gender play a role in people's ability to remember dreams.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

In this experiment, you experiment with laser jet toner, a magnetic fluid, as it moves, bubbles, and forms unique shapes.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

Experiment with magnetism in this 8th grade science activity in which your child will create a working compass using a steel needle, magnet, and jar.

If you hold a fire up to a balloon, it pops instantly. What if you could prevent this from happening? In this project, we do just that.

This experiment will explore how manipulating a graph of historical information might reveal new information about data.

This experiment examines whether social orientation (extroversion or introversion) is correlated with memory.

This science fair project idea explores what common compounds can be easily separated out in a centrifuge.

In this experiment, recycled objects are separated to demonstrate how mixtures are made and the variance in the physical properties of their ingredients.

Evaluate gender differences in processing visual information.

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