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

A mixture of botany, exploration, Abstract Art and Pop Art color theoryâthis activity never gets dull! Start by exploring outdoors and finish with indoor art.

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

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

This science fair project idea discovers whether plants grow best in chemical fertilizer, organic fertilizer, or with no fertilizer at all.

In science fair projects, middle school students discover why nitrogen fixing bacteria are important to plant growth.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

Science fair project which examines how stopping a tomato's ripening process using the enzyme ethylene effects the tomato plant and its reproduction cycle.

In this middle school activity, your child will learn how to press plants and create her very own herbarium, or plant library! Here's how:

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

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 science fair project examines which fruits and/or vegetables will ripen prematurely when placed with ripe apples.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

Culverts transport seeds away from their original location to different places. This science project examines the effect of culverts on plant growth in streams.

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

This science project is to discover which Black Walnut tree tissue contains the most concentrated amount of Juglone, a substance that works like an herbicide.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Observe which kind of fresh long-stemmed flower will last the longest after being picked.

Examine the impact of insecticides on plant growth.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

In this activity, find out who the flowers' "partners in crime" are by being a flower spy!

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

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

Science fair project that determines whether spreading a moss soup over an area increases moss growth.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.