Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

Get ready for a yummy taste test! Just pour the milk -- and make sure you have some chocolate chip cookies on hand.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.