Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

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

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

Science fair project idea examines validity of mood ring predictions. Analyze accuracy of results, consider the impact of temperature

In this CD hovercraft science project, students will construct their own DIY hovercraft.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

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

Learn about savanna flora and fauna in this science project! Take a look at characteristics of tropical grassland plants and animals that help them survive.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.

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.

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!