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.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

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

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

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

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.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

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

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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 fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.