Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 49

Science fair project that determines how your mirror image differs from your actual image and how virtual images are constructed.

Determine whether fresh vegetables have more calories or less calories than canned vegetables.

Science fair project that tests whether cats have a preference for organic food.

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

This science fair project idea addresses tempo, and whether faster or slower music works better as a study aid.

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

This project explores how and how much one family can reduce the amount of garbage they accumulate over a three month period.

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

In this science fair project, students will use four different household objects to see which ones form the most or best crystals.

This research project teaches students about synesthesia, a neurological condition that causes sensory overlap.

Test for a correlation between perceived color and heart rate. Using a stethoscope and stop watch, measure the heart rate (beats per minute) of volunteers.

This experiment evaluates if personality affects the type of movies that people prefer.

Learn about our response to scents that existed in our environment over evolutionary time and consider why scents might affect our mood state.

This science fair project idea determines an average personâs ability to use their anaerobic power system over a period of 2 weeks.

Research responsibilities of physicists, and common thinking patterns. Devise a questionnaire that measures career aptitude in physics.

This project examines germs and their spread in households. The goal is to learn how to stop the spread of germs and other diseases.

Is there any correlation between hot tubs and high blood pressure? Kids discover the answer (and its biological basis) in this cool science fair project.

Test the combustion of different types of woods.

This experiment examines if space objects become round after reaching a certain mass.

This experiment evaluates if the temperature of the environment that you work in affects your ability to perform mental tasks.

Discover which method for odor removal words the best for stifling refrigerator odors.

This science fair project idea studies whether a religious sleeping schedule relates to a higher IQ.

This science fair project idea explores whether it is easier to balance on a narrow ledge or on a rope.

Science fair project which helps you determine your latitude by using an astrolabe, which measures the angle between the North Star and the horizon.

This science fair project examines which fruits and/or vegetables will ripen prematurely when placed with ripe apples.

Research what is known about Alzheimer's disease and its treatment, and then prepare a script for television to educate the public.

Can cells be frozen? This science fair project provides information to answer this question.

This experiment investigate whether children in different age groups learn better from a computer program or a human teacher.

This experiment will explore whether fractals really repeat themselves infinitely.