7th and 8th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources

In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!

This middle school science fair project determines whether DNA is most easily extracted from under-ripe, ripe, or over-ripe strawberries.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a car that can be powered by a balloon!

In this design challenge, students will be tasked with creating a bouncy ball polymer!

This project explores whether there is an effect on people, including heart rate and self-expressed mood, when they are exposed to different types of music.

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.

Check out this cool science fair project on identifying rocks and minerals for kids.

The buoyant force of water explains why some objects float in water. But why do some objects sink? Find out in this physics experiment and learn about density.

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

This experiment will evaluate if chewing gum affects students' test performance.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

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

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

This experiment investigates the relationship between the temperature of a candle and its burn rate.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

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

What happens when "coffee-addicts" miss coffee for 1 day? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.