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Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.

This science research project challenges students to think of more effective lobster farming methods.

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

Learn about savanna flora and fauna in this science project! Take a look at characteristics of tropical grassland plants and animals that help them survive.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

This science fair project explains the process of how the lungs expand and contract with the help of the diaphragm.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

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!

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

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