What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

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.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

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

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

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

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.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!