Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

Check out this cool science fair project on identifying rocks and minerals for kids.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Can a toy car determine the strength of a magnet? In this cool magnet science fair project, young scientists will learn how to measure the strength of a magnet.

In this Bernoulli's Principle experiment, you'll learn how an increase in the speed of a fluid, like air, decreases pressure.

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

This science fair project idea explores alcoholic fermentation at work by making your own soda.

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

Can a horse lead itself to the carrot? Train your horse with carrots and boxes and test horse memory in this fun zoology science fair project.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Take a closer look at your furry friend (or the furry friend of a neighbor -- with permission) to discover if communication exists between cats and humans.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Gather some friends for a bubbly soda taste test do determine calories' role in your favorite drinks.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.