In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

Take a closer look at your furry friend (or the furry friend of a neighbor -- with permission) to discover if communication exists between cats and humans.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

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.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

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.