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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!

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

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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.

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?

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

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.

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?

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

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

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!

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

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

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.

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.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

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

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

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

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

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

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

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.