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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.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.

Science fair project which measures the shadow cast by a meter stick at various times in order to predict the circumference of the earth.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

Find out whether matte or shiny nail polish lasts longer.

Crayons aren't just good for creating colorful masterpieces -- they're also great for science!

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

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

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

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

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Prove that the Earth is not flat. The objective of this science fair project is to measure the angle of the sun and calculate the circumference of the Earth.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.