Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

This project uses science and art to help students learn and teach others about Earth's endangered and extinct species.

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Find out which kind of bubble wrap fares best when put in impact.

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

Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

The purpose of this science fair project is to explore whether UV light passes through some colors and not others by looking at blue, red, purple, and clear.

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

Science fair project which measures the shadow cast by a meter stick at various times in order to predict the circumference of the earth.

This science fair project explains the process of how the lungs expand and contract with the help of the diaphragm.

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

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Prove that the Earth is not flat. The objective of this science fair project is to measure the angle of the sun and calculate the circumference of the Earth.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

Science fair project that determines whether mass and weight are the same or different.

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?

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

The objective this science fair project is to determine whether a bigger bag will allow a homemade hot air balloon to fly higher than smaller bag.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

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.