In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

This science project teaches students the relationship between compost and plant growth. Students conduct an experiment with different types of compost.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

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

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

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

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

Gymnosperms are coniferous trees that reproduces using pine cones to spread seeds. Check out this simple pine cone experiment to learn about the process!

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

In this simple circular motion experiment, you'll observe tangential velocity and learn about how acceleration and centripetal force affect an object.

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

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the basic principles of air pressure using simple materials like a balloon, straw and string.

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

In this simple science project, learn about what causes dew and what affects dew formation with a drinking glass, ice, and a soda bottle.

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

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!

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.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

In this project, waves of vibrations are experimented with using water in glasses.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to upper elementary students.