Science Activities : Page 9

In this science fair project on the relationship between distance and time, kids explore the behavior of gravitational acceleration through direct observation.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Use a dichotomous key to identify plants or animals.

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

Here's a simple science activity that will help your child better understand how wells bring us water.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

What is a barycenter? Kids learn how gravity and mass influence the orbit of binary systems like planets and moons or stars and planets in this cool experiment.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

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.

Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

Learn about the greenhouse effect- and get great science fair experiment ideas. Read more.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

Kids will make a homemade electroscope and explain how it detects static charges through induction in this fun science fair project idea.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

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

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

How does mold grow? Kids find out by testing different conditions to measure mold growth rate and learn about what factors cause mold to grow more quickly.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

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

Build a magnetic linear accelerator using a ruler, neodymium magnets, and small metal balls in this fun science fair project exploring magnetic propulsion.

This project examines various algorithms to determine the ideal algorithm for a strategy game.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

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.

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

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

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!