Wild-type and GAPDH mutant Caenorhabditis elegans were used as an example of how glucose or sugar affects the lifespan of humans.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

This experiment will investigate whether reward or punishment is more apt to motivate people.

Determine how effective animal camouflage is by simulating it in an indoor and outdoor setting.

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

Demonstrate the capillary function in plants by adding food coloring to glasses of water. Slice stalks of celery and leafy tops. Compare color of leaves

This experiment explores how microwave radiation affects fungi, bacteria, and plant life.

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

Discover whether cheap saline solution bottle cleans and disinfects just as well as more expensive kinds formulated with different ingredients.

This experiment will explore the best way to create a perfect soft-boiled egg.

Determine if picking up fallen food in 5 seconds or less prevents the transfer of bacteria from the ground.

Learn about the factors that influence group conformity.

Explore the role of starches as thickening agents in food, and learn about the chemical properties of starch in the process.

Create an organic plastic product using vinegar and cream. Track decomposition over course of several weeks. Compare decomposition with traditional plastics.

Determine if it is easier to memorize colors, words, words in phrases, pictures or numbers. Determine at when retention rate in each category is the best.

Learn the chemistry and physics of the brain, how our nervous system work. Demonstrate that the brain is an electrical and chemical machine.

Dig into the physics of pool to explore some cool applied math and learn about what happens in an elastic collision of equal masses.

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

Determine if âdouble dippingâ chips really spreads more germs than dipping only once per chip.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

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

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.

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

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.

You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

The buoyant force of water explains why some objects float in water. But why do some objects sink? Find out in this physics experiment and learn about density.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

Determine if certain colors of light are more effective for photosynthesis. Plant seeds in cardboard boxes with different light, record visible growth.