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If Starch is Composed of Sugar Why Isn't Starch Sweet?
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If Starch is Composed of Sugar Why Isn't Starch Sweet?
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.
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If Starch is Composed of Sugar Why Isn't Starch Sweet?
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If Starch is Composed of Sugar Why Isn't Starch Sweet?
This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Do Different Types of Oil Mix or “Stack”?
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Do Different Types of Oil Mix or “Stack”?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!
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Do Different Types of Oil Mix or “Stack”?
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Do Different Types of Oil Mix or “Stack”?
Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Making Sugar Crystals
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Making Sugar Crystals
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.
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Making Sugar Crystals
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Making Sugar Crystals
Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Create Your Own Miniature Salt Flats!
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Create Your Own Miniature Salt Flats!
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.
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Create Your Own Miniature Salt Flats!
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Create Your Own Miniature Salt Flats!
In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Walking in Circles
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Walking in Circles
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This project will explore whether test subjects, deprived of points of reference, will, in attempting to walk a straight course, walk in circles.
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Walking in Circles
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Walking in Circles
This project will explore whether test subjects, deprived of points of reference, will, in attempting to walk a straight course, walk in circles.
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Do Butterflies Prefer Sugar Water, Salt Water, or Plain Water?
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Do Butterflies Prefer Sugar Water, Salt Water, or Plain Water?
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.
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Do Butterflies Prefer Sugar Water, Salt Water, or Plain Water?
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Do Butterflies Prefer Sugar Water, Salt Water, or Plain Water?
Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Building Up the Fizz in Soda
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Building Up the Fizz in Soda
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.
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Building Up the Fizz in Soda
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Building Up the Fizz in Soda
Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
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Design Challenge: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.
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Design Challenge: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
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Design Challenge: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How to Make a Bouncy Ball
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How to Make a Bouncy Ball
Third Grade
Physical Science
In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.
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How to Make a Bouncy Ball
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How to Make a Bouncy Ball
In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Hammer Ruler Trick
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Hammer Ruler Trick
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.
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Hammer Ruler Trick
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Hammer Ruler Trick
Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Flower Prints
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Flower Prints
Kindergarten
Earth and Space Science
Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.
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Flower Prints
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Flower Prints
Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.
Kindergarten
Earth and Space Science
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Color and Emotion Perception
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Color and Emotion Perception
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.
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Color and Emotion Perception
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Color and Emotion Perception
This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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The Spinning Sprinkler
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The Spinning Sprinkler
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project the demonstrates Newton's Third Law using a milk carton filled with water.
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The Spinning Sprinkler
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The Spinning Sprinkler
Science fair project the demonstrates Newton's Third Law using a milk carton filled with water.
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
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Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
First Grade
Life Science
Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.
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Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
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Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.
First Grade
Life Science
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Make a Temperature Tracker
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Make a Temperature Tracker
Fifth Grade
Geometry
Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!
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Make a Temperature Tracker
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Make a Temperature Tracker
Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!
Fifth Grade
Geometry
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Mylar vs. Latex Balloons
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Mylar vs. Latex Balloons
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.
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Mylar vs. Latex Balloons
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Mylar vs. Latex Balloons
Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Halloween Potions
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Halloween Potions
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.
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Halloween Potions
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Halloween Potions
Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Heat Conduction
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Heat Conduction
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.
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Heat Conduction
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Heat Conduction
Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Make a Fistful of Slime!
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Make a Fistful of Slime!
First Grade
Physical Science
Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.
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Make a Fistful of Slime!
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Make a Fistful of Slime!
Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.
First Grade
Physical Science
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How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
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How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.
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How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
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How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Does Music Help or Distract from Classroom Learning?
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Does Music Help or Distract from Classroom Learning?
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.
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Does Music Help or Distract from Classroom Learning?
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Does Music Help or Distract from Classroom Learning?
This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Yeast Growth
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Yeast Growth
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea measures the growth of bread dough and finds out how long it takes for the dough to stop rising.
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Yeast Growth
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Yeast Growth
This science fair project idea measures the growth of bread dough and finds out how long it takes for the dough to stop rising.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How Do Oil Spills Affect the Environment?
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How Do Oil Spills Affect the Environment?
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.
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How Do Oil Spills Affect the Environment?
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How Do Oil Spills Affect the Environment?
You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
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How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.
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How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
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How to Inflate a Balloon Using Baking Soda and Vinegar
Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How to Make a Compass
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How to Make a Compass
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.
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How to Make a Compass
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How to Make a Compass
Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Heat Convection in Liquids
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Heat Convection in Liquids
Fifth Grade
Measurement
In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.
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Heat Convection in Liquids
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Heat Convection in Liquids
In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.
Fifth Grade
Measurement
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Folding Paper
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Folding Paper
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.
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Folding Paper
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Folding Paper
Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Sugar Crystallization
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Sugar Crystallization
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea explores the different properties & interactions of sugar molecules.
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Sugar Crystallization
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Sugar Crystallization
This science fair project idea explores the different properties & interactions of sugar molecules.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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