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

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

How would you dry your wet clothes if your dryer didn't work? Find out with this fun experiment!

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

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.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

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

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

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

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

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.

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

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

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 science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.