Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

This science fair project idea quantifies growth of seedlings at various pH levels.

2011 VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR ENTRY: The objective of this science fair project is to develop a microcontroller and circuit that can conduct electricity.

The goal of this science fair project is to identify the galactic center of the milky way using globular clusters, as found through Google Earth.

Before digital cameras, before Polaroids, there was the original pinhole camera. Build a pinhole camera and see what true vintage photography looks like!

Kids make a paperclip perform an act of magnetic levitation and test how effective various materials are at magnetic shielding in this science fair project.

In this cool experiment, learn how to find specific gravity of minerals using liquids of different densities to see which substances and items sink and float.

Get a cool science fair project idea for middle schoolers on the effect of adding sugar to the growth of green plants.

This science fair project determines how oil affects a bird’s waterproofing.

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

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.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Leave your computer on 24/7. Will this lead to to more frequent crashes, freezes, and a slower processing speed? Find out in this science fair project idea.

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

Learn about the anatomy of the autonomic nervous system and its relationship to the rest of the body.

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.

This project uses toy cars to determine how friction and gravity affect cars and braking.

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.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

The project idea is to understand why chocolate turns white and to determine the fastest way that this process can occur.

Show your middle schooler how a quick whirl of spinach in the blender will reveal the cobwebby "stuff"--or DNA--of life!

Science fair project in which you will create your electricity by making a homemade battery using salt water, a nail, and a copper wire.

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

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

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

In this science fair experiment about recycling, demonstrate how the wax from a candle can be reused to make another candle.