Science Activities : Page 57

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

This experiment will explore how mallets of various materials and weight create sonic tones of varying lengths.

Science fair project that teaches you about chemical indicators and how to make your own in order to identify various mystery solutions.

This science fair project idea studies which kind of rock (sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic) is most damaged by frozen water.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

This experiment investigates whether the psychological phenomenon of the halo effect can be used to explain people's perceptions of others.

Students identify variables that affect the duration of high school romances and analyze data to predict the success or failure of ongoing relationships.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Find out whether pacing in long-distance running actually acquires for drastic changes in finishing times versus running super-fast at the start.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Can a horse lead itself to the carrot? Train your horse with carrots and boxes and test horse memory in this fun zoology science fair project.

Is it amplitude? Weight? Length of string? Kids will discover what factors changing the period of a pendulum depends on in this fun and easy physics experiment.

Explore the effect of wind speed on the burning rate of a candle.

This project examines how temperature affects the volume of gas in balloons.

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

This science fair project idea assesses the effect of music on work performance.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

Learn about the right-hand rule for magnetic force! Use a cathode ray tube in this physics experiment to see a magnetic field's effect on an electron beam.

Students explore hot desert plant adaptations in this cool science fair project by observing how these organisms prevent excessive transpiration.

This experiment evaluates whether a person's eye color affects their ability to identify colors in low light.

Would you be able to tell the difference between colored contacts and natural eyes from a normal distance? Find out in this science fair project!

This science fair project compares the allelopathic chemical produced by the Black Walnut tree to a commercial herbicide in stopping the growth of a shrub.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Investigate the kinds of memories we tend to store and the emotions we store with them. Determine if memories have a strong emotional component.

In this science fair project caffeine will be extracted from Gunpowder Green Tea, illustrating the isolation of a naturally occurring product from a plant.