This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

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.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

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

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.