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

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

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

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

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

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

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables