What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

This science fair project investigates what type of cookie sheet bakes the best cookies.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

With this activity, not only will you be experimenting with giving accurate information, you'll also teach your child how to write good scientific procedures.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

If you find yourself with a pair of kids' rain boots too cute to toss and too worn to wear, try making this fun and easy planter.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

How fast is the wind blowing? This science experiment provides step-by-step instructions to help you answer this question.

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

Learn how to make a periscope with this cool engineering science fair project idea, and learn about optics to learn how a periscope works.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

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

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

In this experiment a spectrometer is used to analyze the light emitted by burning ion solutions.

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Total alkalinity and pH personal care products are controlled to prevent skin irritation. Learn more about basic and acidic substances in this science project.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

This project examines whether sugar substitutes are as sweet as real sugar.

This science fair project idea explores which kinds of earplugs are the most effective.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

This science fair project idea researches the different layers of the atmosphere and creates a visual representation of the atmospheric layers.

This science fair project idea examines the differences between bottle water, filtered water, and tap water.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.