The purpose of this science fair project is to determine which conditions and materials quicken the composting process to make the best compost.

What can you do with hair after its cut? This science project teaches you practical uses for human hair.

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

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

This science fair project idea determines the probability of a coin landing heads or tails.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

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

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

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.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

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

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

It's not actually that hard to get energy from garbage! Kids learn how to make biogas in the form of methane with this cool and easy science fair project idea.

Science fair project which uses coins flips to visually demonstrate the probability of an event and how to express it.

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

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

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

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

The objective of this science fair project is to test the growth rate of a plan in a crystal medium in comparison to traditional soil.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

This science fair project idea explores how much force is needed to move a lever at different distances from the fulcrum.

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.