This science fair project investigates why the number of visible stars changes from place to place.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

This project compares the strength of one, two, and three-ply toilet paper.

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.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

The project investigates how friction affects motion by using different surface textures.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to examine light refraction as it passes through liquid crystals.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

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

Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

In this project, waves of vibrations are experimented with using water in glasses.

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.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

This science fair project idea explores whether a sundial is as accurate as an atomic clock when telling time.

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

Demonstrate the properties of pressure and surface tension to explain how water can stay inside an upside down glass using cardboard.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.