This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

In this fun science project, learn about what happens to cut fruit and experiment with how to stop apples from turning brown.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

It's not actually that hard to get energy from garbage! Kids learn how to make biogas in the form of methane with this cool and easy science fair project idea.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

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

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.