This science fair idea examines hydrogel superabsorbent polymer crystals. They can absorb 500 times their weight in water. Can they absorb other liquids too?

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

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.

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Observe corn seed germination to learn about dicots and monocots and how plants grow from seeds to seedlings to full-grown plants!

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.