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

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

Learn about magnifying glasses, concave lenses and inverted images by sending rays of light through a magnifying glass in this cool science fair project!

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

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.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

How would you dry your wet clothes if your dryer didn't work? Find out with this fun experiment!

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

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.

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

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

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

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

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.

In this experiment, you'll make a seafloor spreading model to learn more about how plate tectonics work and create mid-ocean ridges.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.