Science Activities : Page 65

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Science fair project that uses muriatic acid to develop fingerprints that would otherwise be invisible.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

This science fair project researches the most effective method to cut an onion and stay tear-free.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Discover which fabrics shrink the most in the wash and why.

Science fair project that demonstrates the different phases of the moon by physically representing them with construction paper and a shoebox

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Study the physical and chemical changes that make hair curl or straighten. Study ingredients, function of chemicals like thioglycolic acid.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

Science fair project that demonstrates that rotting food attracts insects that lay eggs on it.

Can you win a staring contest? Would your performance be influenced by your eyesight? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

2011 VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR ENTRY: The objective of this science fair project is to develop a microcontroller and circuit that can conduct electricity.

Determine if left-handed people have faster response times.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

We're all familiar with the idea that some songs âget stuck in your head.â This experiment explores the validity of that claim.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Science fair project in which you will graft branches from different fruit tree onto a root stalk.

Observe which kind of fresh long-stemmed flower will last the longest after being picked.

Try this arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make bread from yeast dough to teach her about the science behind bread baking.

Are red apples really sweeter than green apples? The objective of this science fair project is to test the theory with quantitative evidence.

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

This experiment researches if you gave different amounts of food to mosquito larvae would they grow faster or slower

This science fair project idea examines the actual cost of three household light bulbs by testing energy consumption.

This experiment will explore the possibility of creating an infinite object by hand.

Science fair project that examines search engine optimization, internet search trends using a statistical study of searched keywords.