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

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

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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

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

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

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

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

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

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

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

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

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

The purpose of this science fair project is to explore whether UV light passes through some colors and not others by looking at blue, red, purple, and clear.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.