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

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

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