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What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

Tree rings can tell the age of the tree but also information about the world. This science experiment uses tree stumps to discover new facts.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Gymnosperms are coniferous trees that reproduces using pine cones to spread seeds. Check out this simple pine cone experiment to learn about the process!

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

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.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

This science project teaches students to classify different shapes of leaves.

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

This science fair project idea explores alcoholic fermentation at work by making your own soda.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

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

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!