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What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

Tap into your Irish roots by making an adorable leprechaun hat vase for St. Patrick's Day in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Help your third grader craft a homemade version of this classic strategy game, using just an old egg carton and a few beads!

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

Make a clay sculpture of a fall tree to celebrate the changing seasons and bring out the artist in your third grader.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

Check out this cool science fair project idea that models the behavior of the cold desert plants: xerophytes and halophytes.

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

In this enlightening transpiration experiment, kids will explore how the loss of water from plants through transpiration contributes to the water cycle.

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?