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Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

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

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

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.

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

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 design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

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

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

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.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.