Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 35

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

This project compares test subjects' responses to whining and other "attachment" and attention-getting sounds to determine which sounds are most distracting.

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

This experiment evaluates if the lighting in a room affects the speed at which test subjects perform mental tasks.

This experiment will determine how different kinds of light affects the strength of bakerâs yeast.

The goal of this science fair project is to evaluate the effect of heat on sound wave frequency.

This cool middle school science fair project idea helps students explore the role phototropism plays in the growth of green plants.

Demonstrate and explain holographic technology. Determine if a holographic image of a magnifier still magnifies the object beneath it. Explain the effect.

Science fair project that creates fog using bottles of hot and cold water.

This science fair project idea examines whether music has an effect on a person's ability to complete a simple task that requires concentration.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?

Time to look at our faces! Are they symmetrical or asymmetrical? Find out in this science fair project idea.

High school students learn about resistance, resistivity, and if copper is the best metal conductor in this great physics science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

This science fair project idea explores which is better for diffusion and cell absorbing, more surface area, or more volume.

This project examines the vulnerability of fruit flies, Drosophila melanigaster, to irradiation. Will exposure result in mutations?

Study structure of the lens found in the human eye and determine whether it is concave or convex. Prepare a ray diagram, formulate hypothesis.

Explore the role of starches as thickening agents in food, and learn about the chemical properties of starch in the process.

This science fair project idea explores if people with cool skin tones prefer cool colors and people with warm skin tones prefer warm colors.

Does fear cause the same physiologic responses in men and women? This experiment measures people's blood pressure and heart rate while watching a scary movie.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the cleanliness of salad preparation techniques.

This science fair project explores different types of endangered frogs, and why some are endangered while others are not.

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

Research different measurement systems, design your own new or improved system that can measure something difficult to measure with traditional systems.

This project examines whether more expensive golf balls translate into better results on the golf course.

This science fair project idea explores whether dogs do look like their owners.

The projects describes the correlation between Gravel Run and Centreville Landing in terms of pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and temperature.

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.