This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

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

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

This science project challenges students to learn about and classify weeds and discover new practical uses for weeds.

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

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

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

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.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

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

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

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

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

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.