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In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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

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

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.