Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

This science fair project on testing water hardness is a great introduction to practical chemistry. Test and learn the difference between hard and soft water.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

Future engineers, unite! Discover how to keep a sandcastleâs bridge from falling into the moat.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

This science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

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.

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.