Are you in the market for some science fair project ideas? Well, hopefully this post will have you covered.
These twelve science experiments encourage children to test, tinker with, experiment, hypothesize, and evaluate various properties and phenomena.
Science Fair Project Supplies
Most of our favorite science experiments involve everyday, household supplies because they’re easy to come by and relatively safe for children to use. You’ll see that these science fair project ideas use materials like gummy bears, dish soap, food coloring, chocolate syrup, sand, lemons, eggs, celery, oil, Alka Seltzer, vinegar, plastic bags, pencils, salt, cotton balls, seeds, and candy.
You can find a complete list of our recommended science project supplies here, where you’ll find our favorite beginner microscope, kids’ safety glasses, and pipettes.
Links to each of the science fair projects can be found below the block of photos. This post contains affiliate links.
Growing Gummy Bear Experiment, TinkerLab
Elephant Toothpaste, Preschool Powel Packets
Kitchen Science: What Will Freeze First?, No Time for Flash Cards
Make Magic Sand, Paging Fun Mums
Sink or Float Lemons, One Perfect Day
Crystal Egg Geodes (and the must-have ingredient for this project), TinkerLab
Make a Lava Lamp, Hands on as we Grow
Colorful Celery Experiment and Capillary Action, TinkerLab
Melting Ice Experiment, The Chaos and the Clutter
Magical Plastic Bag Experiment, TinkerLab
Grow Beans on Cotton Balls, The Imagination Tree
Dissolving Peeps Experiment, Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Bonus: 10 Tips for a Fab Science Fair Board
Thanks to Handmade Kids Art for the excellent article on how to create a successful science fair board: 10 Tips for a Rockstar Science Fair Board
More Engaging Science Projects and Experiments
Click here for our extensive list of biology, engineering, technology, physics, geology, and chemistry projects for young children that are easy, fun, and kid-tested.
30 Fun Science Projects for Kids is our go-to list for summer fun, science exploration, and inventive thinking.
Which of these have you tried?
If you’ve tried any of these science fair project ideas, would you leave a quick comment? I know that our other readers would love hear about your experiences.
And, if you have a favorite science fair project that’s not listed here, will you share it in a comment? We’d love to make this a valuable resource for our readers like you!
More Good Stuff
Thank you so much for featuring our Magic Sand in this round up! I’ll be sure to share it on our Facebook Page this week :). Louise x
Paging Fun Mums
Thanks for including our rockstar Science board tips! Great ideas in this post involving household materials. We can’t wait to try some.
Cool stuff to try!!
I love this collection!! Thank you so much for including our elephant toothpaste!!
You’re so welcome, Carla. It’s a fabulous activity!
Bring on the science fair projects!!
Thanks, Shelly!!
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“Thank you for the blog. I really liked the way you explained about the science project. I have been also buying my science project for my project from Prayog India and there you will find many varieties of kits. For more information visit at https://www.prayogindia.in/
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i like this article for my school projects. i am also making the list of science fair projects idea for my next year college projects. This list of projects is very good ideas for science student and college student.
I saw one list of projects in creativity buzz. They also give a brief idea about science fair projects. you can check it here….https://www.creativitybuzz.org/science-fair-projects/
It is so nice to see guys/girls sharing science fair projects for kids. Balloon, lava, baking soda, and other materials are common in science projects. Keep sharing the good ones.