Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 55

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the properties of friction and apply this knowledge to search for a near-frictionless surface.

Discover whether people can distinguish what a person looks like just by listening to their voice.

Research optical illusions and human auras. Understand why the probable cause of perception is mach bands.

Explore the neural and mental mechanisms at play in mental imagery.

Will people still feel hungry once they eliminate grains from their meal? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Find out if most people can distinguish the difference between tones on different instruments.

Salmonella and E.coli are common food contaminates. This experiment measures the time it takes for E.coli and Salmonella to reach hazardous levels in fish.

This science fair project idea determines what factors influence an individual's reaction time using a web-based timed reaction test.

In this science fair project, students examine how the flow rate in a stream affects the growth of aquatic plants.

The scientific purpose of this experiment is to investigate which material is the best packaging for fragile items during shipping.

This science fair project idea determines how your body responds to allergies.

This experiment evaluates how much influence an enticing package has on childrensâ willingness to try a new snack.

Consult astronomers for opinions and advice. Devise a mathematical argument regarding the probability of other planets supporting extra-terrestrial life.

This experiment observes inattentional blindness and investigates whether certain age groups or genders are more likely to demonstrate this phenomenon.

This science fair project idea studies whether eating a hearty breakfast before and exam will get them better test scores.

Determine the differences between various bicep exercises, both in terms of how much muscle exertion they create and how they affect your heart rate.

Devise an argument for or against the possibility of resurrectin extinct species through DNA manipulation. Analyze data, report findings.

Science fair project that determines the effect of concentrated mental effort on physical performance levels.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

This science fair project investigates what type of cookie sheet bakes the best cookies.

A fun, life science sxperiment idea idea involving strategies for keeping birds away from crops using a distress call. What kind of distress call works best?

This science fair project explores whether musicians are better than non-musicians at distinguishing and understanding speech in noisy environments

Check out this science project idea that will have your kid investigate how dots (also known as pixels) are used to create digital photographs.

This science project challenges high school students to study the linguistic evolution of text messaging.

This fun middle school science fair project idea helps student discover the concepts behind deep sea diving and how Cartesian divers work.

Study emulsifiers and learn how they are used in food science, medicine, soaps and cosmetics. Identify which materials are created using an emulsifier.

This experiment will use computers to examine how the famous Mandelbrot set can be manipulated in fractals.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

This science fair project evaluates the suggestibility of males versus females in copying the actions of those around them.

Discover whether eating certain foods will make you smell (not only bad breath) but through skin cells.