Science Activities : Page 52

The objective of this science fair project is to analyze the effects of salinity and temperature on water.

Science fair project that determines how we can change potential energy into kinetic energy.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Wind is an important source of renewable, green energy. The purpose of this science fair project is to build and operate a windmill generator.

This quick and simple preschool mirror activity will introduce your child to the science of reflection and light with a flashlight experiment and picture game.

Is there any correlation between hot tubs and high blood pressure? Kids discover the answer (and its biological basis) in this cool science fair project.

Encourage your child to jump into sea creature science by creating her own colorful "socktopus" sculpture.

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

This exploration of different types of energy will help young minds appreciate and observe thermal, kinetic, mechanical, and other forms of energy.

Choose a timeline to live without technology. Keep a journal of all the issues encountered. What are the benefits and cons of modern technology?

This science fair project idea examines whether the colors of the spectrum respond differently in the thermal aspect when radiated by the sun.

This experiment evaluates how a diet that is rich in "mood-enhancing" foods affects the way people feel over several weeks.

This project investigates whether chewing gum can help a majority of people with focus and concentration.

Place mushroom caps on poster board, label samples. Check beneath mushroom caps for "prints" of spores. Record and interpret prints left behind.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

In this project students determine which instruments composers use to create birdsongs and birdcalls in classical music.

This science fair project idea examines whether music has an effect on a person's ability to complete a simple task that requires concentration.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

This project examines the vulnerability of fruit flies, Drosophila melanigaster, to irradiation. Will exposure result in mutations?

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Here's a guide to starting a community clean-up project from scratch.

In this science fair experiment about recycling, demonstrate how the wax from a candle can be reused to make another candle.

Score a bull's eye with this cool science fair project on horizontal projectile motion. Guide a marble to its target and predict its trajectory using math!

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

Science fair project that demonstrates the principle of conservation of mass by conducting a chemical reaction inside a sealed Ziploc bag.

This science fair project challenges students to research vortices occurring in nature and then create their own vortex.