Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

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

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Science fair project that helps you better understand density by comparing the relative densities of cans of Coke and Diet Coke.

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

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

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

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

In this pinto bean germination experiment, you'll learn about how fertilizer aids in growing pinto beans into seedlings.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

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

This project examines Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion with a bicycle and water balloons.

Kids will learn how to measure the viscosity of liquids by making their own homemade viscometer in this great science fair project idea.

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Kids will learn how to make a steam powered rocket boat, also called a putt putt boat or a pop pop boat, in this great science fair project for 4th graders.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.