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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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Egg Race Project

This egg race project teaches about physics concepts like force, friction, and gravity. 

Light & the Sun Science Lesson for Kids

Science Lesson All About Light Where does light come from? Most light comes from heat. When something gets very hot, it usually gives off light. Some examples are a campfire, a stove burner, and the flame of a candle. They all produce heat and light! The largest and...

How To Make Paper Science Project

Learn about paper fibers and how you can turn used scraps of paper into pretty, new sheets of paper.

Make Your Own Kite Science Project!

Build your own simple kite and fly it as you learn about the physics principles of flight.

Roots & Worms

Gardening Science Projects Watch Roots Grow You may know that plants grow roots, but usually we just see the part of the plant above the ground. Here's an easy way to watch seeds sprout and roots start to grow. What You Need: Plastic zip-top sandwich bagPaper...

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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Modeling Ecosystem Food Webs with Owl Pellet Dissection

Grade Range: Adaptable for Grades 3 - 8. Overview: Learn about food webs by dissecting owl pellets. What You Need: Owl Pellet Dissection Kit Activity Objective: Draw and understand a food web based on what is observed in an owl pellet. Safety...

Mousetrap Marshmallow Catapult

Learn about physics as you build your own mousetrap marshmallow catapult with this science project.

Design & Build a Solar Car

Build a mini solar car to see how to use solar energy for power.

How To Use Agar & Petri Dishes

Agar is the medium that is used to grow bacteria cultures. Order nutrient agar for general culturing. Our sterile, 125 ml bottle of nutrient agar is easy to use. Just warm it until it melts and fill your petri dishes. One bottle fills about 10 dishes. We...

How To Make a Leaf Skeleton

Remove leaf tissue to see a beautiful “skeleton” of veins!

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...

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This egg race project teaches about physics concepts like force, friction, and gravity. 

Science Lesson All About Light Where does light come from? Most light comes from heat. When something gets very hot, it usually gives off light. Some examples are a campfire, a stove burner, and the flame of a candle. They all produce heat and light! The largest and most important source of light we have […]

Learn about paper fibers and how you can turn used scraps of paper into pretty, new sheets of paper.

Build your own simple kite and fly it as you learn about the physics principles of flight.

Gardening Science Projects Watch Roots Grow You may know that plants grow roots, but usually we just see the part of the plant above the ground. Here’s an easy way to watch seeds sprout and roots start to grow. What You Need: Plastic zip-top sandwich bag Paper towel Dropper Seeds (sunflower or radish seeds work […]
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