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

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

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

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

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

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Kids learn how to prevent erosion by growing grass. They'll test soil with grass against raw soil in this revealing science fair project idea for 4th grade.

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.

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

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

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

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

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.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

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

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

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 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.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

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

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.