Science Fair Project Ideas
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What Lives in the Air Conditioner?
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What Lives in the Air Conditioner?
In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.
5th grade
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What is the Bacterial Content of Milk?
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What is the Bacterial Content of Milk?
In this science fair project, students will use methylene blue to study the presence of aerobic bacteria in milk.
Science
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Determining the Empirical Formula of Potassium Chlorate through Thermal Decomposition
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Determining the Empirical Formula of Potassium Chlorate through Thermal Decomposition
In this science fair project, students will learn how to calculate the formula for the thermal decomposition of potassium chlorate.
High school
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Exploring Erosion, Sediments and Jetties
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Exploring Erosion, Sediments and Jetties
In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.
4th grade
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Comparing Spices, Salt and Dehydration in Food Preservation
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Comparing Spices, Salt and Dehydration in Food Preservation
This science project involves comparing the relative effectiveness of salt, pepper and dehydration in food preservation.
Science
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Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
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Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.
Kindergarten
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Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
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Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.
Kindergarten
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Text on Screen vs. Type on Paper: Which is Easier to Remember?
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Text on Screen vs. Type on Paper: Which is Easier to Remember?
This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.
4th grade
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.
Kindergarten
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Does Singing Help Us Retain Information?
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Does Singing Help Us Retain Information?
Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.
4th grade
Science
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.
Kindergarten
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What is the Best Way to Disinfect a Toothbrush?
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What is the Best Way to Disinfect a Toothbrush?
This experiment will evaluate bacterial content on toothbrushes before and after different cleaning methods to determine which method of disinfecting is best.
Science
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Is it Better to Eat a Large Meal Before or After a Test?
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Is it Better to Eat a Large Meal Before or After a Test?
This science fair project evaluates if and how eating a large meal affects ability to perform mental tasks.
Science
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Does Family Size Affect Self-Worth?
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Does Family Size Affect Self-Worth?
This experiment uses Rosenberg's Self Esteem Scale to evaluate if there is a correlation between family size and self esteem.
Science
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Men Versus Women: Who is More Afraid?
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Men Versus Women: Who is More Afraid?
Does fear cause the same physiologic responses in men and women? This experiment measures people's blood pressure and heart rate while watching a scary movie.
Science
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Descriptive Reduction Exercise
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Descriptive Reduction Exercise
This interactive project invites science fair-goers to participate in examination and recording to demonstrate the importance of firsthand observation.
Social studies
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The Speed of Sound on a String
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The Speed of Sound on a String
This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.
Kindergarten
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Density Experiment
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Density Experiment
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.
Kindergarten
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.
Kindergarten
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How Do Movies Influence Your Appetite?
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How Do Movies Influence Your Appetite?
This science project investigates the influence of different genres of movies on appetite.
Social studies
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How Does Diet Affect Your pH?
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How Does Diet Affect Your pH?
This high school science fair project investigates if small changes in your diet alter the pH of your saliva.
High school
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Personality Profile of the Social Media Junkie
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Personality Profile of the Social Media Junkie
In this science fair project, students evaluate test subjects to determine if certain personality traits are more common in frequent users of social media.
High school
Social studies
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Hydroponics vs. Soil: Which Is Faster?
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Hydroponics vs. Soil: Which Is Faster?
In this science fair project, students determine whether a bean plant grows faster and taller using a traditional soil planting method or hydroponic method.
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How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
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How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.
Kindergarten
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Can Food Boost Your Mood?
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Can Food Boost Your Mood?
This experiment evaluates how a diet that is rich in "mood-enhancing" foods affects the way people feel over several weeks.
High school
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