Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

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

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.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

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

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

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.

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

This science fair project idea measures the growth of bread dough and finds out how long it takes for the dough to stop rising.

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

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.

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

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

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

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

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

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

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

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

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

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

The objective of this science fair project is to set up a compost bin to convert food scraps and organic waste.

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

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

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

The objective of this science fair project is to study the photosynthesis process and demonstrate the important role that leaves play in the process.

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

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.