Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

Science fair project that examines the benefits of the plant enzyme: pectin methyl esterase (PME). Where is PME found in the plant? What does it do chemically?

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Kids use applied math to build and test a parabolic mirror solar hot dog cooker in this cool engineering science fair project idea for middle school.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

In this Bernoulli's Principle experiment, you'll learn how an increase in the speed of a fluid, like air, decreases pressure.

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

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

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

In this science experiment, test the pH of soil surrounding a gas station to determine if gas stations have a negative effect on the environment.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Evaluate the efficacy of different pain management techniques.

This project examines whether sugar substitutes are as sweet as real sugar.

Test the placebo effect in different groups of people.

This science project examines the thermal properties of several major greenhouse gases.

Make stunning pendulum waves and learn the math behind the patterns generated with this cool and easy science project.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

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

Check out this fun science fair project idea to explore how building on different types of soil affects the relative stability of buildings in an earthquake.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

This science fair project compares the allelopathic chemical produced by the Black Walnut tree to a commercial herbicide in stopping the growth of a shrub.

This science fair project idea determines if material and tensile strength of different types of skateboard wheels affects the velocity of the skateboarder.

Score a bull's eye with this cool science fair project on horizontal projectile motion. Guide a marble to its target and predict its trajectory using math!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.