This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Getting your treasures from place to place is tough. Help your child with this task by making a denim pouch from recycled blue jeans!

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

The purpose of this science fair project is to explore whether UV light passes through some colors and not others by looking at blue, red, purple, and clear.

What's red, white, blue, and yummy? Patriotic marshmallow pops, of course! Whip up a tasty treat to share with the family on the next big holiday.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how our fingers prune when in water.

These festive red and blue drink umbrellas are the perfect DIY party idea. While you're making them you can even sneak in a little compass practice.

Help your kid create a patriotic red, white, and blue flag banner! On each flag have him write a different word that describes our veterans or fallen soldiers.

Research optical illusions and human auras. Understand why the probable cause of perception is mach bands.

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

In science fair projects, middle school students discover why nitrogen fixing bacteria are important to plant growth.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

In this fun science fair project idea learn the difference between additive and subtractive color and why they are handled differently.

Explore the concept of receptive fields and why different parts of our body have different levels of sensitivity.

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

Science fair project that examines various techniques for removing wrinkles from polyester garments to understand why polyester garments become wrinkled.

This science fair project explores different types of endangered frogs, and why some are endangered while others are not.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!

Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

Science fair project that compares leaf pigments of various tree species. Which tree species do you think will have the most pigments and why?

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

Try this simple activity with your middle schooler to help him develop an understanding of why scientific classification systems exist and how they work.

Science fair project that identifies the differences between soils from different environments and attempts to figure out why those differences exist.

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.