Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

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

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.