This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Science fair project which measures the shadow cast by a meter stick at various times in order to predict the circumference of the earth.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

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

Crayons aren't just good for creating colorful masterpieces -- they're also great for science!

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

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

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

Find out whether matte or shiny nail polish lasts longer.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Prove that the Earth is not flat. The objective of this science fair project is to measure the angle of the sun and calculate the circumference of the Earth.

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!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

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.

Young scientists will investigate people's preferences for saltiness, and make some inferences about genetics and diet.

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