Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 24

Kids learn how fiber optics work with a dramatic total internal reflection experiment using a fish tank, water, and a laser pointer.

Determine how good we are at direct and indirect observation.

In this project students learn about the golden ratio and investigate if it can be used to predict people's assessment of beauty in others.

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

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

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

Do heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones? Students learn the answer by watching the effect gravity in a vacuum has on a coin and a feather.

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!

Find a mathematical relationship between the intensity of a sound wave and distance from the sound source. Use a pedometer and a sound level meter.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the basic principles of air pressure using simple materials like a balloon, straw and string.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore non-chemical means of preserving fruits by using thermotherapy.

This science fair project idea will be examining oxidation and acid rain

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

This science fair project idea designs safe bicycle routes using GPS.

This middle school science fair project evaluates test subjectsâ ability to determine what a person is feeling by reading their facial microexpressions.

This science fair project idea examines whether people can decode scrambled messages.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

Study how liquids separate into layers by creating a liquid gradient, different density liquids separate into layers in a graduated cylinder.

Check out this fun science fair project idea to determine if the size of a particle affect the rate or speed of a chemical reaction.

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

In this experiment you will become familiar with the properties of dry ice while creating interesting effects like ice bubbles!

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

This science fair project idea explores how water and ice can change the form of rocks.

Determine if each hemisphere specializes in dealing with specific functions. Include illustrations of the brain, it hemispheres.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

Identify vitamin C in fruit juices and to determine which of the following juices contain the most vitamin C

This experiment investigates whether paper color influences people's ability to remember the information that they read.

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

Learn about the horizontal and vertical motion of a projectile in this cool physics science fair project idea for advanced middle and high school students.

Kids will learn about insulation, heat conduction, and the economic benefits of energy efficient windows in this cool science fair project.