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How good are humans at sound localization? Kids can try this cool science fair project idea to see how good their friends are at judging sound direction.

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.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

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

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

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

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

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.

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

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

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

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

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

Are you looking for a fun game that will keep your child on his toes? Try introducing him to Water Tag.

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.

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

Kids learn about potential energy, and mechanical energy, and how to make power from water with one of our favorite renewable energy projects for kids.

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.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

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.