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Elementary Age

Looking for a fun and rewarding project for your Elementary aged student? Scroll through our free project library for elementary age.

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Beetle Science Projects

Build a model of a beetle, and study lightning bugs or other beetles!

Butterfly Science Activities

Help kids learn about butterflies, from caterpillars transforming into adults, to how adult butterflies eat.

Scavenger Hunt Ideas

This fun, scavenger hunt is an easy way to teach kids about nature.

How to Plan a Summer Science Camp

A parent, grandparent, or a couple of homeschool friends could teach the camp. Choose a subject you and the children are interested in and desire to know more about. Here are some examples of themes you could choose from.

Halloween Candy Science: Tricks with Treats

Put Halloween candy to good use with an easy solubility science experiment.

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Middle School

Take a look through our many free Middle School projects. These projects are selected to challenge and entice your middle schooler.

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Forensic Chromatography Activity

QUESTION FOR KIDS: Can you catch a culprit, just by knowing what’s in their pocket? Forensic scientists can learn who’s been involved with a crime by matching suspects’ DNA, fingerprints, hair, or clothing fibers to those found at the crime scene. Another way to make...

Tomato Battery Science

Watch our project video to see how much power can be produced using one tomato and two metal electrodes. Make a Tomato Battery Did you know that you can produce electricity with two metal strips and a tomato? Therefore, we call this tomato battery science! As a...

How To Make a Terrarium

A terrarium is a collection of live plants, usually in a glass or plastic container. Terrariums are easy to make, and easy to take care of.

Mushrooms & Microscopes

Get an up-close look at mushroom spores with this microscope science project.

Scavenger Hunt Ideas

This fun, scavenger hunt is an easy way to teach kids about nature.

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High School

We’ve gathered our Free Science Projects for your High School Student in one place to make it easier to find just the right project.

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Homeschool Science Dissection Kits

Homeschool science dissection kits are an important part of a homeschool science curriculum. But, many parents often get caught up in thinking that high school science labs need to be hard. Not so! There are many homeschool science dissection kits that are available...

Leaf Chromatography Experiment: A Colorful Journey Through Plant Pigments

To get started with this leaf chromatography experiment, let's first start with the basics of how leaves get their colors. Leaves contain different pigments, which give them their color. Green chlorophyll is the most common type of pigment, but there are also...

Homopolar Motor – Make a Spinning Wire Sculpture

In this experiment, we will make a homopolar motor! To make a simple motor (homopolar motor) that doubles as a work of art you will need three things – a battery, magnet, and wire. Use one of our neodymium magnets to power the spinning wire motor. What You Will Need:...

Science Notebooks with Jr. High and High School Students

Our first article on keeping a science notebook gave you reasons for keeping a notebook. This article has practical advice on teaching junior high and high school students with science notebooks. The notebook is a snapshot of the student and his or her understanding...

Science Fair Ideas

Find great ideas for science fairs by subject and grade!

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Build a model of a beetle, and study lightning bugs or other beetles!

Help kids learn about butterflies, from caterpillars transforming into adults, to how adult butterflies eat.

This fun, scavenger hunt is an easy way to teach kids about nature.

A parent, grandparent, or a couple of homeschool friends could teach the camp. Choose a subject you and the children are interested in and desire to know more about. Here are some examples of themes you could choose from.

Put Halloween candy to good use with an easy solubility science experiment.

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