What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

Let your imaginative kid pretend she's a mermaid as she dives into her food with some charming kelp utensils!

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

Celebrate the season of flowers with a homemade vase budding with blooms of the season. Filled with the warmth of a sunny day, it's just the thing for spring.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Transform a single sheet of card stock into a double-sided painting of opposites: on one side, a bright daytime landscape, on the other, a dusky evening scene.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?