An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

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

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

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 activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

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

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

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!

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

Science fair project that identifies the differences between soils from different environments and attempts to figure out why those differences exist.

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Determine which kind of rock (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) has the greatest reservoir capacity, which is the ability to hold the most oil and natural gas.

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.