By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

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

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

What chromosome combinations determine a fetus gender? Use probability to think about whether a sperm and ovum will create a male or female in this project.

Along with being an interesting science activity, dehydrated strawberries are also tasty â and healthy!

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.

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

Tree rings can tell the age of the tree but also information about the world. This science experiment uses tree stumps to discover new facts.

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

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

In this science fair project, learn how a mineral streak is made and how it can help identify an unknown mineral.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

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

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

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

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

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

This science project teaches students the relationship between compost and plant growth. Students conduct an experiment with different types of compost.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.