This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

In this fun science project, learn about what happens to cut fruit and experiment with how to stop apples from turning brown.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

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.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Kids learn about potential energy, and mechanical energy, and how to make power from water with one of our favorite renewable energy projects for kids.

In this CD hovercraft science project, students will construct their own DIY hovercraft.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

Check out this cool science fair project on identifying rocks and minerals for kids.

What causes the seasons to change? Kids find out by modeling the earth's tilt using a globe, flashlight and graph paper in this cool science fair project idea.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.