Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

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

This science fair project idea deals with the qualities of shade on a sunny day.

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.

In this investigation, three different juices are tested to determine which juice contains the greatest amount of vitamin C.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

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.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

In this project, waves of vibrations are experimented with using water in glasses.

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

This science fair project idea researches how your choice of clothing affect how hot or cool you feel during the day.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

This science fair project idea determines if family members can recognize one another using only the sense of smell.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

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

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.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Let your fabulous crafter use their favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to whip up a delicious perfume that they can proudly present to a friend or a loved one.

Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.

The goal of this science fair project is to discover the science behind carbonated soft drinks and apply this knowledge to create a new one.

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!