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Explore the concept of receptive fields and why different parts of our body have different levels of sensitivity.

Determine if picking up fallen food in 5 seconds or less prevents the transfer of bacteria from the ground.

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.

Test whether spot magnets can help improve the symptoms of an injury.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Discover whether cheap saline solution bottle cleans and disinfects just as well as more expensive kinds formulated with different ingredients.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Explore the role of starches as thickening agents in food, and learn about the chemical properties of starch in the process.

What's the chemistry behind dyeing Easter eggs? Will adding vinegar to dye help the eggshell absorb the color? This colorful science project has the answers!

Determine the maximum distance traveled by projectiles launched at an angle. Use some cool math to figure out at which angle your projectile will go farthest.

This experiment strives to determine if tracking of conservation habits will lead to reductions in a family's electricity and water bills.

This experiment will investigate whether reward or punishment is more apt to motivate people.

This project determines what percentage of test subjects react adversely to the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and explores their physiological responses.

This project explores how well couples convey complex emotions such as envy and pride to one another solely through the sense of touch.

Demonstrate the capillary function in plants by adding food coloring to glasses of water. Slice stalks of celery and leafy tops. Compare color of leaves

This experiment explores how microwave radiation affects fungi, bacteria, and plant life.

Study the impact of environment on seed germination among three materials: soil, paper towel, and cloth. Note when seeds germinate and how well they germinate

Determine how effective animal camouflage is by simulating it in an indoor and outdoor setting.

This experiment will explore the best way to create a perfect soft-boiled egg.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

Determine if it is easier to memorize colors, words, words in phrases, pictures or numbers. Determine at when retention rate in each category is the best.

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

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

Which type of sunglass lenses gives you the best protection from the sun's harmful UV rays? Find out in this cool science project!

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Compare ability of selected materials to block UV-A radiation. Shine black light though glass at detecting beads underneath. Note color intensity.

Compare air temperature with the infrared temperature from a reflecting surface at different times of the day, in shade and in sunlight.

Observe trends in the properties of writing materials over past 5000 years and extrapolate to future time. Prepare a table that compares writing material.