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This social science experiment endeavors to determine whether certain types of animals provide greater physical and mental health benefits to their owners.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

The project compares three different methods of testing turbidity in water: the secchi disk, spectrophotometer, and turbidity test kit.

This project researches whether the type of land use affects the water quality of Queenstown Creek.

This science fair experiment examines the relationship between gender, age, and smiling.

Science fair project about different digital image file types, compares different encoding algorithms used to compress the data.

In this experiment two environments will be compared: a room with interior design that uses correct Feng Shui versus one with incorrect Feng Shui.

Find out whether pacing in long-distance running actually acquires for drastic changes in finishing times versus running super-fast at the start.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

Find a mathematical relationship between the intensity of a sound wave and distance from the sound source. Use a pedometer and a sound level meter.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

Learn how the focal length of a lens affects a magnifying glass's magnifying power in this cool science fair project idea for 8th grade.

Which sunscreen is most effective at blocking the sun's harmful UV rays? Test the SPF of various sunblock brands in this cool science project!

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

This project involves the programming and development of a 3D Rubik's Cube application using C++.

Kids learn how fiber optics work with a dramatic total internal reflection experiment using a fish tank, water, and a laser pointer.

Set your teen on the beat in a real world "crime scene" investigation. Can he tell whose fingerprints are on a drinking glass?

This activity will help your child review science concepts, learn new ones, and become familiar with examples of various concepts in science. Plus, it's fun!