Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

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

This science fair project idea compares biodiversity between drops of water.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

This science project lets students explore the number of spots on a ladybird and how to treat ladybugs with respect.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

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

The purpose of this science fair project is to determine which conditions and materials quicken the composting process to make the best compost.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

This science research project challenges students to think of more effective lobster farming methods.

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

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

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

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Can you plant the insect-attracting borage plant to increase the amount of beneficial insects in your garden? Find out in this experiment!

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

This science activity will help your student explore the changes that occur to transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

What is biodiversity? Kids will study different areas of their backyards to see which is the most diverse to learn about biodiversity and random sampling.

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.