1st - 5th Grade Science Projects Educational Resources

Will the shape of an ice cube impact how fast the ice melts?

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

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

Take a dive into the candy jar with this yummy science experiment.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

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

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.

What's the chemistry behind dyeing Easter eggs? Will adding vinegar to dye help the eggshell absorb the color? This colorful science project has the answers!

Magnets vary in strength. Have your young scientist figure out which kind of magnet is the strongest when you have him conduct this attractive experiment.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

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

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

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

Have you ever noticed the ridges on a dog's nose? In this project, we take several dogs' nose prints and discover just how unique they are!

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

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.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

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

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.

This science fair project explains the process of how the lungs expand and contract with the help of the diaphragm.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!