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

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

This project compares the strength of one, two, and three-ply toilet paper.

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

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

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.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

The purpose of this science fair project is to explore whether UV light passes through some colors and not others by looking at blue, red, purple, and clear.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

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!

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!