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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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How Seeds Travel

Do an experiment showing how seeds travel.

Forensic Fingerprints Activity

QUESTION FOR KIDS: Can you match a fingerprint to its owner? One of the most important pieces of evidence is still a person's fingerprints. We leave behind fingerprints almost every time we touch something, and since every person has a unique set of...

Animal Babies Coloring Page

Let kids match the baby animals to their mothers with this Animal Babies coloring worksheet. As they match the animals and color the page, review the names of a few different animal babies with your kids. Did you know that a baby platypus is called a puggle? Frogs and...

Force & Motion Science Projects

Help younger students discover gravity and the laws of motion with these fun projects!

Clouds & Rain

Find out where clouds come from and discover the water cycle with easy experiments.

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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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Learn About Oil Spills: Science Projects

Demonstrate an oil spill's effect on birds,fish, and other animals, and then discover the challenge of removing spilled oil from water.

Why Does Popcorn Pop? + Video

Find out what makes popcorn pops with this fun science project!

Build a Lung Model

What do you know about the lungs? Although they breathe for us, keeping us alive, the process is mostly involuntarily. Therefore, most of us don't give much thought to these important organs. Read on to learn how to construct a lung model using common household items....

Food Science: Popcorn & Chocolate

Why Does Popcorn Pop? Popcorn is a marvel. Have you ever wondered how such big fluffy flakes could come out of a hard little popcorn seed? The secret is water. Do this project to learn about the reaction going on inside a popcorn seed....

Invisible Ink Science Experiment: Reveal Hidden Messages with Chemistry

Make different types of insible ink using household materials.

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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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Do an experiment showing how seeds travel.

QUESTION FOR KIDS: Can you match a fingerprint to its owner? One of the most important pieces of evidence is still a person’s fingerprints. We leave behind fingerprints almost every time we touch something, and since every person has a unique set of prints, they are a great tool for identification. Materials for this activity: Slides, plain glass Blower […]

Let kids match the baby animals to their mothers with this Animal Babies coloring worksheet. As they match the animals and color the page, review the names of a few different animal babies with your kids. Did you know that a baby platypus is called a puggle? Frogs and butterflies have young that are significantly […]

Help younger students discover gravity and the laws of motion with these fun projects!

Find out where clouds come from and discover the water cycle with easy experiments.

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