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 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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 researches how your choice of clothing affect how hot or cool you feel during the day.

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

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.”

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.

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.

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.

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.

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

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

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

In this project, the affects of vitamin E are observed on a rose petal.

This science fair project idea explores whether the process used to dry the beans we eat for food renders them unviable.

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Does skin thickness really decrease fruit spoilage? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This science fair project idea explores the different properties & interactions of sugar molecules.

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.