Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 47

Prove that the Earth is not flat. The objective of this science fair project is to measure the angle of the sun and calculate the circumference of the Earth.

This science fair project ideaexplores whether cooking food destroys potential vitamin levels.

This experiment will evaluate bacterial content on toothbrushes before and after different cleaning methods to determine which method of disinfecting is best.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

This project is about after-images and what possibly affects them.

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

This science fair project idea provide quantitative data about how well the use of ASL ( American Sign Language) works in communicating with babies.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Learn the chemistry and physics of the brain, how our nervous system work. Demonstrate that the brain is an electrical and chemical machine.

Observe if dissolved aspirin will help plants grow healthier and faster in this science fair project idea.

This activity challenges your student to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking to program multiple robots.

This high school science fair project investigates if small changes in your diet alter the pH of your saliva.

Science far project which determines whether the material of a baseball bat affects the distance that the baseball will travel.

This science project challenges students to take learned information about weather and climate control and apply it to come up with creative ideas of their own.

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

This science fair project idea explores discover whether mixing solutions of equal distances from neutral pH (7) will create a solution close to pH 7.

Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.

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.

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

Evaluate gender differences in processing visual information.

Look for a correlation between temperature and the intensity of cricket chirping. Measure ambient temperature and sound intensity in decibels.

This project uses toy cars to determine how friction and gravity affect cars and braking.

This experiment will evaluate how texting and talking on cell phones influence reaction time.

This science fair project idea explores how enzyme inhibitors, active sites, non-competitive enzyme inhibitors, and substrates work.

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.

Measure temperature change over time using a variety of insulation materials. Be creative with insulation materials: scarves, yarn, socks, feathers, oil, etc

Assess physical and mental states of subject before and after drinking coffee. Compare initial expectations with their reported conditions.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

In this experiment a spectrometer is used to analyze the light emitted by burning ion solutions.

Get a cool middle school chemistry project idea on how to determine whether a physical or a chemical change has taken place.