Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

In this simple circular motion experiment, you'll observe tangential velocity and learn about how acceleration and centripetal force affect an object.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

This science fair project idea investigates the hardness property of minerals.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.