5th - 8th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 10

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Science fair project idea examines validity of mood ring predictions. Analyze accuracy of results, consider the impact of temperature

Students explore hot desert plant adaptations in this cool science fair project by observing how these organisms prevent excessive transpiration.

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 uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

How good are humans at sound localization? Kids can try this cool science fair project idea to see how good their friends are at judging sound direction.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

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 focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

Total alkalinity and pH personal care products are controlled to prevent skin irritation. Learn more about basic and acidic substances in this science project.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.

This science fair project idea attempts to train a worm to complete a simple maze in order to find out if worms can learn and remember.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

Find out which kind of bubble wrap fares best when put in impact.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Science fair project that teaches you about chemical indicators and how to make your own in order to identify various mystery solutions.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

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

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

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

This science fair project focuses on a polymer called hydrogel super absorbent crystal which absorbs water, swelling to many times its original size.