Science Activities : Page 48

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Here's a way to make history both interesting and relevant: design a garden using plants that were used by people in colonial times!

This science fair project idea demonstrates how our fingers prune when in water.

Compare the ignition rates of various types of flame-retardant materials.

In this experiment, kids will see if pruning tomato plants makes them more fruitful and learn about the factors that contribute to a plant's fruit production.

This project examines various algorithms to determine the ideal algorithm for a strategy game.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

In this science fair project, students evaluate if the phases of the moon affect the way people feel.

This experiment will explore if magnetism has any effect on the regeneration abilities of flatworms.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

This experiment uses personality assessments to evaluate the prevalence of specific character traits in left-handed and right-handed people

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Will increasing the amount of salt in water effect how slow or fast the water freezes?

Study the anatomy of the brain and the functions of the corpus callosum. Research split brain surgery and its impact on advances in neuroscience.

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

This cool middle school science fair project idea helps students explore the role phototropism plays in the growth of green plants.

Did you know that August is American Artist Month? Your child can explore the art of photography by using a digital camera to capture the landscape around her.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Determine whether the application of Febreeze will lower the bacterial count.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Science fair project that examines the relationship between the size of a bubble and how quickly it falls. What is the correlation?

This science fair project investigates how temperature of a room affects the burn rate of a candle.

High school students learn about resistance, resistivity, and if copper is the best metal conductor in this great physics science fair project idea.

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

The goal of this science fair project is to evaluate the effect of heat on sound wave frequency.

Have you or your child ever heard that nursery rhyme and wondered just what curds and whey are anyway? Do this simple experiment together to find out!

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.