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Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

This science fair project investigates why the number of visible stars changes from place to place.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

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

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

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

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

In this painting and drawing project, not only will stars shine in the evening sky over the skyscrapers, they will also create a waterfront reflection.

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

Discover which fabrics shrink the most in the wash and why.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

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.

These festive red and blue drink umbrellas are the perfect DIY party idea. While you're making them you can even sneak in a little compass practice.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

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

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

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.