Science Activities : Page 71

This science fair project idea explores whether certain physical and mental traits run in the family.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child teaching you for once, while you find out exactly what she is learning in school.

Test the effects of left and right handedness on writing speed and penmanship. Volunteers hand-copy the same paragraph of text, which samples look neater?

Explore the belief in astrology as a predictive system.

Store bowls of fresh fruit in differently lighted environments. Contrast freshness based on appearance.

This experiment evaluates whether motivational music can improve athletic performance.

Determine whether the application of Febreeze will lower the bacterial count.

Do suds equal more clean or does a sud-free cleaning agent works just as well or even better?

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

Test whether spot magnets can help improve the symptoms of an injury.

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

The goal of this science fair project is to demonstrate current methods of detecting counterfeit money, in particular counterfeit detection pens.

In this experiment a spectrometer is used to analyze the light emitted by burning ion solutions.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

Design and build an invention inspired by Rube Goldberg's designs. Build your invention. Test the machine, write a detailed report.

This experiment investigates whether the Ranschburg Effect is observed more frequently in older or younger adults.

This science fair project determines if the allelopathic chemical produced by the black walnut tree biodegrades immediately or persists over several days.

Explore the concept of receptive fields and why different parts of our body have different levels of sensitivity.

In this experiment two environments will be compared: a room with interior design that uses correct Feng Shui versus one with incorrect Feng Shui.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to find out whether refrigerating cosmetics will extend their shelf-life and longevity.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Check out this cool science project idea to explore how temperature creates annual rhythms that govern plant growth.

This experiment investigates whether the primacy effect is observed more frequently in specific populations of people.

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

Science fair project that explains and demonstrates the parallax principle.

Are you able to endure long periods of exercise? Find out if snorers can exercise longer than non-snorers.

Choose a timeline to live without technology. Keep a journal of all the issues encountered. What are the benefits and cons of modern technology?

This project researches whether the type of land use affects the water quality of Queenstown Creek.