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Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

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

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

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

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Will increasing the amount of salt in water effect how slow or fast the water freezes?

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

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

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

Young scientists will investigate people's preferences for saltiness, and make some inferences about genetics and diet.

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether the process used to dry the beans we eat for food renders them unviable.

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

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

The purpose of this science fair project is to explore whether UV light passes through some colors and not others by looking at blue, red, purple, and clear.

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.