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This science project challenges students to learn about and classify weeds and discover new practical uses for weeds.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

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.

Science fair project which simulates the global conveyor belts on a small scale, and observes the effects of wind, density and temperature on water movement.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

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

Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

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

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

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.

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.

This project uses science and art to help students learn and teach others about Earth's endangered and extinct species.

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

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

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

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Science fair project that uses muriatic acid to develop fingerprints that would otherwise be invisible.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

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.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!