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Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

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

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

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

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

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

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

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

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

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

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?

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

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

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

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

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.

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

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.