5th - 8th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 2

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.

This project will explore whether test subjects, deprived of points of reference, will, in attempting to walk a straight course, walk in circles.

This experiment investigates the relationship between the temperature of a candle and its burn rate.

This project examines Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion with a bicycle and water balloons.

This experiment explores the question of whether age and/or gender play a role in people's ability to remember dreams.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

Science fair project which identifies the most effective insulator that you could use to make a winter coat by comparing how well cloth and cotton trap heat.

Learn about where colors come from and how light absorption works in this fun experiment! All you need is a flashlight, construction paper, and cellophane!

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

In science fair projects, middle school students discover why nitrogen fixing bacteria are important to plant growth.

In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Science fair project the demonstrates Newton's Third Law using a milk carton filled with water.

This science fair project idea builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

This experiment will evaluate if chewing gum affects students' test performance.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

This experiment evaluates if a noisy environment makes it harder for test subjects to perform tasks that require hand-eye coordination.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!