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How good are humans at sound localization? Kids can try this cool science fair project idea to see how good their friends are at judging sound direction.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

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.

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

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.

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

Are you looking for a fun game that will keep your child on his toes? Try introducing him to Water Tag.

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

Kids learn about potential energy, and mechanical energy, and how to make power from water with one of our favorite renewable energy projects for kids.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Here's a game your child is sure to love playing with her friends: French Cricket. Just grab a baseball bat and a tennis ball, and you're set.

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to reading and writing.

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

In this science fair project, we learn how air molecules move as a result of density, convection, and air currents.

This homemade keepsake book is a great project for your fifth grader to make for someone special this holiday season!

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

Construct batteries that make electricity from fruits with this fun science fair project.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!