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This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

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!

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.

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

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

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Take a closer look at your furry friend (or the furry friend of a neighbor -- with permission) to discover if communication exists between cats and humans.

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

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.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.