Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 48

Determine whether cats have dominant paws. Observe which paw cat uses to reach for treats, feather, and string. Calculate percentage for two paws.

Is exercise a cellular activity? Check out this fun science fair project idea to compare the carbon dioxide production before and after exercise.

In this science fair project, students will use methylene blue to study the presence of aerobic bacteria in milk.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

What chromosome combinations determine a fetus gender? Use probability to think about whether a sperm and ovum will create a male or female in this project.

Science fair project that compares the relative carbon dioxide concentrations of various gases, including different types of vehicle emissions.

Design and build a balloon rocket from an existing design. Think of the ways in which existing designs can be improved, new practical applications

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

Free science fair project idea that examines the ergonomics of your environment. Redesign your living space to be better suited to your lifestyle.

This fun science fair project idea explains what a circadian rhythm is and explores the types of biological activities that follow a 24 hour cycle in mammals.

In this experiment, recycled objects are separated to demonstrate how mixtures are made and the variance in the physical properties of their ingredients.

Read on this high school science fair project idea to get basic information on the process of heat transfer and the conditions under which the transfer occurs.

Science fair project determines relationship between number and variety of insects and spiders by collecting and counting invertebrates in a ecosystem.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

In this science fair project, students investigate how different colors influence appetite.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

The objective of this science project is to determine whether a sweet tooth is most likely an inherited trait or a learned behavior.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

This experiment determines the distribution of darts around a bulls eye to simulate the probability of an electron's location in its own cloud of electrons.

Science fair project which determines whether it is numerically possible to be connected to every person on the earth within six degrees of separation.

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

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

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.

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.