What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

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

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

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

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

In this enlightening transpiration experiment, kids will explore how the loss of water from plants through transpiration contributes to the water cycle.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Kids learn how to manipulate additive and subtractive colors to send secret messages with red colored filters in this cool science fair project idea.

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.

In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.