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Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

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

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

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

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

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

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.

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.