Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

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

This science experiment tests if dog saliva can really help heal wounds.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

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.

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

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

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

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

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.

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

Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate how yeast, a fungus, causes bread to rise.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

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

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

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

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

Along with being an interesting science activity, dehydrated strawberries are also tasty â and healthy!

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

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

What does a raindrop look like when it splashes on the ground? Is each raindrop unique like snowflakes? Find out how raindrop size varies in this experiment.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.