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

Determines the extent that high school GPA predicts future income. Survey volunteers, divide GPA into 5 categories, compare income levels with GPA

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

This project determines whether hands-on practice, mental practice, or no practice leads to better shooting of free-throws.

This project investigates an interesting question: If one learns to write backwards, is one also able to read backwards?

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

This project explores how and how much one family can reduce the amount of garbage they accumulate over a three month period.

In this project, you will observe and record changes in sunspots over two weeks.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

This experiment evaluates how a diet that is rich in "mood-enhancing" foods affects the way people feel over several weeks.

This science fair project idea determines an average personâs ability to use their anaerobic power system over a period of 2 weeks.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Test products which claim to reduce wrinkles, and determine which is the most effective. Test effectiveness over three weeks, using a sample of volunteers.

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.

Determine the effect of homework on academic performance. Collect grade info at the end of a semester, determine correlation between grades, amount of homework

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

Administer IQ tests to volunteers. have one group practice typical IQ test problems. Then compare results of the two groups.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Compare the whitening abilities of four different brands of whitening toothpaste to see which one whitens the fastest and which one whitens the most.

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

In this experiment, students find out what happens when a less-dense fluid interacts with a denser one, replicating the effect of cooler solid rock on magma.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

What happens when "coffee-addicts" miss coffee for 1 day? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

In this project, waves of vibrations are experimented with using water in glasses.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.