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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.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

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

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Gymnosperms are coniferous trees that reproduces using pine cones to spread seeds. Check out this simple pine cone experiment to learn about the process!

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

In this simple circular motion experiment, you'll observe tangential velocity and learn about how acceleration and centripetal force affect an object.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

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

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

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

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

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

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

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

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

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

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

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

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