Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

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

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

In this experiment, you'll make a seafloor spreading model to learn more about how plate tectonics work and create mid-ocean ridges.

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

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

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

This science fair project idea compares biodiversity between drops of water.

In this activity, your child will write stories about two different people. The stories will include similarities and differences in the ways each person lives in their communities.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

No big beach party or a sudsy seafood feast should be without this bright, colorful tablecloth!

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

Will increasing the amount of salt in water effect how slow or fast the water freezes?

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Capture your beach memories—not with a photograph, but with a beach mosaic made from that classic beach souvenir, the shell.

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

This seashell necklace lets you keep a piece of the beach with you. Help your crafty kid create this seashell necklace, the perfect summer keepsake.

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

The objective of this science fair project is to analyze the effects of salinity and temperature on water.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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