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Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

This science fair project idea investigates the hardness property of minerals.

How does a flashlight work? Kids will make a complete circuit and explore how voltage contributes to brightness with this science fair project idea.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

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

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Would your dog prefer homemade or store-bought food? Raw or cooked? Test your dog's preferred diet in this fun experiment.

In this experiment, students find out what happens when a less-dense fluid interacts with a denser one, replicating the effect of cooler solid rock on magma.

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

What's the relationship between temperature, air humidity and static electricity? Kids will find out with this free static electricity science fair project.

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

Create a DIY Electromagnet! Using a 9v battery to create an electrical field around a nail, students explore electromagnetism in this cool science project idea.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

Kids will learn about the interaction of lactose and lactase in milk and discover why we describe enzymes as catalysts in this fun science fair project.

In this experiment, you'll make a seafloor spreading model to learn more about how plate tectonics work and create mid-ocean ridges.

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

This science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

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!

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.