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.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

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

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

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

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.