This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

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The objective of this project is to evaluate whether a top will spin at different rates during different phases of the moon.

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

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

This science fair project idea identifies and understands adaptations in birds.

Science fair project that evaluates how well clothing fabrics block UV radiation by examining the properties of different fabrics.

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts, this make your own stamps project will be a big hit with your fifth grade or middle school child.

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

This fun science fair project idea helps students learn how acid rains are formed and explore how acid rain damages the environment.

Compare ability of selected materials to block UV-A radiation. Shine black light though glass at detecting beads underneath. Note color intensity.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

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 project investigates several commercially decaffeinated tea types (black, green, oolong, white) for the presence of detectable traces of caffeine.

Science fair project idea examines what is remembered from high school education. Formulate and administer high school curriculum tests to adults over 21.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Can you plant the insect-attracting borage plant to increase the amount of beneficial insects in your garden? Find out in this experiment!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Foster your high schooler's passion for her favorite topic and bolster reading and writing skills by helping her create this self-published zine!

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

Fudge is one of very few desserts people make at home that is actually crystalline. What happens when the fudge crystallizes at different temperatures?

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Here's a springtime arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: make batik Easter eggs using melted candle wax and homemade dye.

Give your kindergartener an outlet to articulate his thoughts about going to school for the first time by setting aside time to help him write in his journal.

Learn how to convert gravitational potential energy into mechanical energy in this fun science fair project idea.