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

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

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

The purpose of this study is to determine if people can tell the difference between organic and conventional food from looking at, smelling and tasting it.

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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

Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

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

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

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

Observe corn seed germination to learn about dicots and monocots and how plants grow from seeds to seedlings to full-grown plants!

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

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

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

In this pinto bean germination experiment, you'll learn about how fertilizer aids in growing pinto beans into seedlings.

The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate how yeast, a fungus, causes bread to rise.

Young scientists will investigate people's preferences for saltiness, and make some inferences about genetics and diet.

Future engineers, unite! Discover how to keep a sandcastleâs bridge from falling into the moat.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.