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March 26, 2008 8:45 AM PDT

Caption text by Elsa Wenzel

Among the common fare for grammar school science fairs are kits for building radios and other electronics, as well as those for gazing at stars, polishing rocks, cobbling together steam engines, and launching hot air balloons.

Credit: Elsa Wenzel/CNET Networks

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