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!

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

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

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.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

In this project, several food items are tested to determine whether they contain starch.

The project determines determine if a sports drink affects the heart rate of a student athlete during exercise.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

In this investigation, three different juices are tested to determine which juice contains the greatest amount of vitamin C.

In this project, the fingerprints of family members are compared to determine if people from the same family have similar fingerprints.

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

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

The purpose of this study is to determine if people can tell the difference between organic and conventional food from looking at, smelling and tasting it.

Determine which kind of rock (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) has the greatest reservoir capacity, which is the ability to hold the most oil and natural gas.

Is there a relationship between caffeine and heart rate? Students will determine the effect of caffeine on heart rate in this fun science fair project.

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

The purpose of this science fair project is to determine which conditions and materials quicken the composting process to make the best compost.

This science fair project focuses on the use of a conductivity device that will determine if a substance dissolved in water can or cannot conduct electricity.

This science fair project has kids conduct a blindfolded taste test to determine how smell influences our ability to taste foods.

What chromosome combinations determine a fetus gender? Use probability to think about whether a sperm and ovum will create a male or female in this project.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

In this cool science fair project idea, kids conduct the ruler drop test on volunteers to determine whether reaction time can be improved with practice.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

The objective this science fair project is to determine whether a bigger bag will allow a homemade hot air balloon to fly higher than smaller bag.

Here is a cool and easy science project to determine the rate of chlorophyll breaks down and how it affects the color change of grass from green to yellow.

This science fair project idea determines if family members can recognize one another using only the sense of smell.