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What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

Celebrate the holidays by making farolitos, paper lanterns with elaborate designs and historical roots.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

The objective of this science fair project is to test the growth rate of a plan in a crystal medium in comparison to traditional soil.

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

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Science fair project that determines whether landscaping fabric impacts the ability of plants to receive water.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

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

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Kids learn how to prevent erosion by growing grass. They'll test soil with grass against raw soil in this revealing science fair project idea for 4th grade.

What are the effects of fertilizer on plant growth? What's the best fertilizer type (solid, liquid or powder)? Kids find out in this science fair project idea.

This twist on classic mashed potatoes includes parsnips, a root vegetable with a sweet flavor your kids will love.

Enlist your fifth grader's help in making homemade mistletoe. Every time someone passes under it, he will express appreciation to another family member!

Give your style star a creative fashion boost with artsy chopsticks she can decorate and wear!

Does dough rise faster with unbleached or bleached flour? Investigate in this science fair project idea.

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

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea explores alcoholic fermentation at work by making your own soda.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

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.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.