5th and 6th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 2

In science fair projects, middle school students discover why nitrogen fixing bacteria are important to plant growth.

What is vegetative reproduction? Find out how you can clone plants and regrow cabbage from a stem in this cool experiment!

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

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

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

This project will explore whether test subjects, deprived of points of reference, will, in attempting to walk a straight course, walk in circles.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

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

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

This science fair project focuses on a polymer called hydrogel super absorbent crystal which absorbs water, swelling to many times its original size.

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

Science fair project idea examines validity of mood ring predictions. Analyze accuracy of results, consider the impact of temperature

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

This experiment explores the question of whether age and/or gender play a role in people's ability to remember dreams.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

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

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.