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Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

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.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Check out this cool science fair project idea that models the behavior of the cold desert plants: xerophytes and halophytes.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

This science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

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

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!