Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 38

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Science fair project that examines the physical features of elephants and butterflies and draws conclusions about their similarities.

This science fair project idea examines which is the best way to get rid of water stains (stains caused by just water) on fabric.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Science fair project that explores the variety of webs that spiders weave and collect specimens for identification.

The objective of this science fair project is to assess the benefits of the game system for improving player performance following use.

Make a list of items that need repurposing such as e-waste, batteries and mattresses. Invent your own original repurposed design.

The goal of this science fair project is to identify the galactic center of the milky way using globular clusters, as found through Google Earth.

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring, and the five senses.

This science fair project idea quantifies the effect of weather- in this case temperature and humidity- on musical instruments.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Science fair project that models the subterranean movement of water, using Darcy's Law. How can this information be used in hazardous material spills?

Explore convex and concave objects and how they reflect light.

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

What does yeast eat? Sugar, of course. But yeast also has some powerful enemies in the form of antifungal agents! Kids test them out in this fun yeast lab.

Research currently available fuel sources, and fuel manufacturing and processing techniques. Propose an alternative fuel source.

Evaluate whether people can raise the temperature of their finger using the power of their thoughts.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

In this "paper and pen" science fair experiment, students will research the difference between standard time and astronomical mean time.

Science fair project that demonstrates the process known as refraction, which allows glasses and contact lenses to help people with poor vision.

Determine if certain colors of light are more effective for photosynthesis. Plant seeds in cardboard boxes with different light, record visible growth.

The objective of this science fair project is the compare the rate and efficiency of disaccharide and polysaccharide fermentation by yeast.

Discover if temperature settings in a fridge make a drastic difference in terms of bacterial growth.

Determine which metal has the highest rate of conductivity.

Science fair project that compares the freezing temperature of salt water and freshwater in order to learn about supercooling and condensation nuclei.

The objective of this science fair project is to determine whether planaria reproduce asexually by regeneration.

Construct a model of radioactive decay. Learn more about radioactive decay by modeling the process using coin flips.

This science fair project idea tests the efficacy of both synthetic and natural antibiotics.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.