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In this project, all you need is a protractor to learn how to use the altitude of Polaris to find latitude on Earth. Polaris is also known as the North Star.

Create a DIY Electromagnet! Using a 9v battery to create an electrical field around a nail, students explore electromagnetism in this cool science project idea.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

This science fair project idea explores if the length of the string that an object is suspended on has an effect on how fast or slow it swings.

What causes the seasons to change? Kids find out by modeling the earth's tilt using a globe, flashlight and graph paper in this cool science fair project idea.

This tricky building block challenge asks your learner to think creatively. They will work on their divergent thinking skills as they try to fill up an index card perfectly with building bricks.

This science fair project idea investigates if heat from direct sunlight is hotter than heat from reflected sunlight.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

Is it amplitude? Weight? Length of string? Kids will discover what factors changing the period of a pendulum depends on in this fun and easy physics experiment.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

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.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

This science fair project idea examines whether the colors of the spectrum respond differently in the thermal aspect when radiated by the sun.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

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.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

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.

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.