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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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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!

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

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.

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

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.