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Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Learn about the role of Earth's rotation on the Coriolis Effect and hurricanes in this science project. Model the Coriolis Effect on a hurricane's direction.

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.

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

Does the temperature of a magnet affect its strength? Learn about the relationship between magnets and temperature with this cool physics science fair project.

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.

In this simple circular motion experiment, you'll observe tangential velocity and learn about how acceleration and centripetal force affect an object.

Create a DIY Electromagnet! Using a 9v battery to create an electrical field around a nail, students explore electromagnetism in this cool science project idea.

Learn how to demagnetize a magnet and how physics can explain this phenomenon with this enlightening science fair project.

Give your child a chance to feel like important airport personnel and learn a whole host of skills while he's at it!

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Defend your cards in this multiplication math game! Your kid will enjoy using strategy to build equations and win points in this activity.

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

Make English grammar fun with this engaging card game! Play a few rounds after a lesson on tenses to help students review what they have learned.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Boost your child's listening, verbal and teamwork skills with this unique trust game in which one player guides another through a maze using only words.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

Looking for way to help Japan? Start by making paper cranes! Learn how you and your child can show your support for Japan through the art of origami.

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

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

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.

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!