5th - 8th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 2

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

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

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

Science fair project which identifies the most effective insulator that you could use to make a winter coat by comparing how well cloth and cotton trap heat.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

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

This experiment evaluates if a noisy environment makes it harder for test subjects to perform tasks that require hand-eye coordination.

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

Science fair project which teaches you about the principles of physics within a vacuum by creating a vacuum chamber.

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

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

This project examines Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion with a bicycle and water balloons.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

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

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

In this project, you will observe and record changes in sunspots over two weeks.

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.

Science fair project the demonstrates Newton's Third Law using a milk carton filled with water.

In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!

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 builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.