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Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

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

Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Follow these easy instructions to make a working sundial with your kid! Find out what other cool things the Aztecs created in this activity.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

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

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

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.

Back-to-back breathing is a great way to practice self-calming while also creating connection and developing trust.

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

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

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.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

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

Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!

This science fair project idea explores how enzyme inhibitors, active sites, non-competitive enzyme inhibitors, and substrates work.

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

This activity creatively guides students in reflecting on and understanding what's happening inside of themselves at any given point.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

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

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

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

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

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.