Science Activities : Page 32

This conservation of energy demonstration shows why the first hill is the highest on a roller coaster. Learn more about potential and kinetic energy!

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

Test the placebo effect in different groups of people.

The objective of this project is to evaluate whether a top will spin at different rates during different phases of the moon.

Examine the impact of insecticides on plant growth.

This preschool activity uses paint chips to help your child learn about different shades of colors and how to find different colors in nature.

Science fair project that examines learn how the angle of incidence affects the efficiency of solar panels. How does a solar cell work?

Explore how you can achieve magnetic levitation with the Meissner Effect! This cool science project explains formation and applications of a superconductor.

This science project teaches students to classify different shapes of leaves.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

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.

Looking for a project on fossils? Check out this fun science fair project idea to understand the process of coal formation and fossils part in that formation.

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

This science project examines the history of earthquakes and what we can do to prevent future disasters.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

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

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Learn about the greenhouse effect- and get great science fair experiment ideas. Read more.

Determine how wind speed affects the stability of a kite and the ease of getting it into the air.

This science fair project demonstrates the "power of conformity".

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

This science fair project idea tests whether it is true that humans are in the morning than later during the day/night.

Create your own light bulb and test filaments of different thicknesses to see which keeps the bulb burning for the longest time.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.