2nd - 4th Grade Science Projects Resources : Page 4

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

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.

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.

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

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

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

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.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

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.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.

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

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

In this enlightening transpiration experiment, kids will explore how the loss of water from plants through transpiration contributes to the water cycle.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

In this experiment you explore how tectonic plates move to create land and expand bodies of water.