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List of Science Fair Project Ideas

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Area of ScienceProject Idea Title (Click on the link for details on each project.)
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsA Change in the Winds: Studying Bernoulli's Principle
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsAerodynamics and Bridge Design
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsAerodynamics and Gas Mileage
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsAerodynamics and Ice Hockey
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsAerodynamics of a Football
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsAerodynamics of Air Hockey
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsBottled-up Buoyancy
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsBuoyancy of Floating Cylinders
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsDo Submarines Need Fins?
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsEfficient Propeller Design
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsHow Does a Hovercraft Work?
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsHow Much Weight Can Your Boat Float?
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsInvestigating Fluid Viscosity
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsLet's Go Fly a Kite!
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsMake the Wind Work for You!
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsMaking It Shipshape: Hull Design and Hydrodynamics
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsMilk Does Your Body and a Boat Good—Design Your Own Milk Carton Boat
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsParachutes: Does Size Matter?
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsRiding on Air—Build a Real Hovercraft
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsRocket Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsRocking the Boat
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsShowing the Airflow in a Wind Tunnel
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsThe 'Ultimate' Science Fair Project: Flying Disk Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsThe Paper Plate Hovercraft
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsThe Swimming Secrets of Duck Feet
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsThe Wright Stuff: Using Kites to Study Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsUp, Up, and Away in Your Own Hot-air Balloon!
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsWhat A Drag!
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsWhat Makes a Good Aerodynamic Design? Test Your Ideas with High-Performance Paper Gliders
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsWhich Wing Design Creates the Greatest Lift?
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsWhirl-y-bird vs. Whale-y-bird
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsWhy Do Aerobie Flying Rings Go So Much Further Than Frisbees?
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsWhy Winglets?
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsWind Turbine Efficiency
Aerodynamics & HydrodynamicsWinglets in Wind Tunnels
AstronomyA Matter of Time
AstronomyA Puzzling Parallax
AstronomyBuild Your Own Telescope
AstronomyCalculating the Circumference of the Earth
AstronomyCatching Stardust
AstronomyChanging Constellations
AstronomyCorrelation of Coronal Mass Ejections with the Solar Sunspot Cycle
AstronomyCounting Sunspots on an Image of the Sun
AstronomyCraters and Meteorites
AstronomyFinding the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy Using Globular Star Clusters
AstronomyHow Far Away Is the Moon?
AstronomyHow Much Mass Is Needed to Make a Body Round?
AstronomyHow Soon After Sunset Does the Sky Become Dark?
AstronomyLunar Crater Counting
AstronomyMeasuring the Diameter of the Sun and the Moon
AstronomyMeasuring the Moon
AstronomySimilar Triangles: Using Parallax to Measure Distance
AstronomySunspot Cycles
AstronomyThe Milky Way and Beyond: Globular Clusters
AstronomyThe Moon and the Stars
AstronomyThe Moon and Tides
AstronomyThe Reasons for the Seasons
AstronomyUsing a Digital Camera to Measure Skyglow
AstronomyUsing the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory Satellite (SOHO) to Determine the Rotation of the Sun
AstronomyUsing the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory Satellite (SOHO) to Measure the Motion of a Coronal Mass Ejection
AstronomyWhat Makes the Rings of Saturn?
AstronomyWhere Did All the Stars Go?
AstronomyWhich Stars Can You Use for Navigation in Different Parts of the World?
AstronomyWhy Does the Moon Appear Larger at Some Times?
BiotechnologyA Juicy Project: Extracting Apple Juice with Pectinase
BiotechnologyA Magnetic Primer Designer
BiotechnologyBacterial Transformation Efficiency
BiotechnologyBioluminescence: Investigating Glow-in-the-Dark Dinoflagellates
BiotechnologyCatalytic RNA and Structure
BiotechnologyDNA Fingerprinting
BiotechnologyDo-It-Yourself DNA
BiotechnologyEnzyme-Catalyzed Reactions -- What Affects Their Rates?
BiotechnologyEnzymes
BiotechnologyExpression Cloning
BiotechnologyExtracting Onion DNA
BiotechnologyForensic Science: Building Your Own Tool for Identifying DNA
BiotechnologyGenetically Modified Foods
BiotechnologyHow Are Antibodies Used for Blood Typing?
BiotechnologyI Love Ice Cream, But It Doesn't Love Me: Understanding Lactose Intolerance
BiotechnologyLiver Stinks!
BiotechnologyMolecular Scissors
BiotechnologyNo Whey! Milk Protein Content Doesn't Change...Or Does It?
BiotechnologyProtein Fingerprinting
BiotechnologyProtein Structure and Function
BiotechnologyPurification Strategies
BiotechnologySizing It Up! How Scientists Separate Proteins
BiotechnologySolubility of Proteins
BiotechnologyWhat is in this Water? Experiments with a Homemade Turbidity Meter
BiotechnologyWhat Makes a DNA Fingerprint Unique?
BiotechnologyWho Done It? DNA Fingerprinting and Forensics
ChemistryA Silver-Cleaning Battery
ChemistryA Soluble Separation Solution
ChemistryAnalyze This! Make a Colorimeter to Measure the Concentration of Blue Dye in Various Liquids.
ChemistryAre Enzymes in Laundry Detergents Effective Stain Removers?
ChemistryBalloon Morphing: How Gases Contract and Expand
ChemistryBig Pieces or Small Pieces: Which React Faster?
ChemistryBouncy Polymer Chemistry
ChemistryBoyle's Law: Pressure vs. Volume of a Gas at Constant Temperature
ChemistryBring on the Heat! Investigating Exothermic Reaction Rates
ChemistryBubble-ology
ChemistryBuild a 'Breath Spray Bomb' to Study Chemistry and Physics of a Small Explosion
ChemistryCabbage Chemistry
ChemistryCan You Change the Rate of a Chemical Reaction by Changing the Particle Size of the Reactants?
ChemistryCharles's Law: Volume vs. Temperature of a Gas at Constant Pressure
ChemistryCold Pack Chemistry: Where does the heat go?
ChemistryCrazy Crystal Creations: How to Grow the Best and the Largest Crystals
ChemistryCrime Scene Chemistry—The Cool Blue Light of Luminol
ChemistryDo Oranges Lose or Gain Vitamin C After Being Picked?
ChemistryElectrolyte Challenge: Orange Juice vs. Sports Drink
ChemistryGet the Lead Out: Explore the Effects of pH on Lead Testing.
ChemistryHow Fast Does an Alka-Seltzer® Tablet Make Gas?
ChemistryHow to Make the Boldest, Brightest Tie-Dye!
ChemistryJust Keep Cool—How Evaporation Affects Heating and Cooling
ChemistryKeep Your Candy Cool With the Power of Evaporation!
ChemistryMake Your Own Markers
ChemistryMake Your Own pH Paper
ChemistryMeasure Luminescence in Glow-in-the-Dark Objects
ChemistryMeasuring Enzyme Activity: Yeast Catalase
ChemistryMeasuring Surface Tension of Water with a Penny
ChemistryMeasuring the Amount of Acid in Vinegar by Titration with an Indicator Solution
ChemistryMore Solubility Ideas
ChemistryOoze: A Cornstarch Colloid
ChemistryPaper Chromatography: Advanced Version 1
ChemistryPaper Chromatography: Advanced Version 2
ChemistryPaper Chromatography: Basic Version
ChemistryPlastic Deformation: Glass Transition of Some Plastics
ChemistryPlop, Plop, Fizz Fast: The Effect of Temperature on Reaction Time
ChemistryPolymer Absorbance: A Swell Project
ChemistryPolymer Permeability: Which Plastic Wrap Prevents Evaporation Best?
ChemistryPolymer Permeability: Which Plastic Wrap Prevents Oxidation Best?
ChemistryPotions and Lotions: Lessons in Cosmetic Chemistry
ChemistryRace Your Marbles to Discover a Liquid's Viscosity
ChemistryRusting Out: How Acids Affect the Rate of Corrosion
ChemistrySalt Oscillator
ChemistrySaturated Solutions: Measuring Solubility
ChemistrySaturated Solutions: Measuring Solubility
ChemistrySpaces Between Water Molecules: When 1 + 1 < 2
ChemistryStudy Chirality with a Homemade Polarimeter
ChemistryThe Chemistry of Hair Highlights
ChemistryWhat Makes Ice Melt Fastest?
ChemistryWhat's the Point of Boiling?
ChemistryWhich Orange Juice Has the Most Vitamin C?
Civil EngineeringBridges That Can Take a Shake!
Civil EngineeringBuilding Structures: It's a Slippery Slope
Civil EngineeringBuilding the Tallest Tower
Civil EngineeringCan a Toilet Paper Tube Support Your Weight?
Civil EngineeringDome Sweet Dome
Civil EngineeringHolding Power of Nails
Civil EngineeringHow Does the Ratio of Sand to Cement Affect the Strength of Concrete?
Civil EngineeringKeeping You in Suspens(ion)
Civil EngineeringNewspaper Tower
Civil EngineeringPaper Bridge for Pennies
Civil EngineeringSet Your Table for a Sweet and Sticky Earthquake Shake
Civil EngineeringShapes with Straws
Civil EngineeringSolid Ground? Measuring Soil Bearing Capacity
Civil EngineeringSolving a 'Windy' Problem
Civil EngineeringStrength of Different Construction Materials
Civil EngineeringStrength of Glues
Civil EngineeringThe Design Process: Creating a Stronger Truss
Civil EngineeringThe Effect of Bridge Design on Weight Bearing Capacity
Computer ScienceABC's of Programming: Writing a Simple 'Alphabetizer' with JavaScript
Computer ScienceBits, Bytes, and Bases: Write a JavaScript Binary/Decimal/Hexadecimal Converter
Computer ScienceCD Burning: Take it to the Edge
Computer ScienceCircles, Tangent Lines and Triangles
Computer ScienceCombining Computer Science and Math: Circumscribing a Circle about a Triangle Using the Geometry Applet
Computer ScienceCombining Computer Science and Math: Inscribing a Circle in a Triangle Using the Geometry Applet
Computer ScienceComputer Sleuth: Identification by Text Analysis
Computer ScienceDigital Voice Analysis
Computer ScienceEncryption
Computer ScienceFollow the Bouncing Ball: A Web Animation Project
Computer ScienceFont and File Size
Computer ScienceForms and Functions: Writing a Simple Calculator Program with JavaScript
Computer ScienceFrequency Histograms
Computer ScienceGame of Life
Computer ScienceGetting More Out of Less : Google Hits and Search Terms
Computer ScienceHow Fast is Your Computer?
Computer ScienceHow Many Letters?
Computer ScienceImage Compression vs. Image Quality: Finding the Best Tradeoff
Computer ScienceImage File Types and Size
Computer ScienceManipulating Sound Files
Computer ScienceParagraph Stats: Writing a JavaScript Program to 'Measure' Text
Computer ScienceProgram to Check a Sudoku Solution
Computer ScienceProgramming NANORGs in a Virtual World
Computer ScienceRelationships Between Variables: Using Correlation and Linear Regression
Computer ScienceSound Frequency Analysis.
Computer ScienceStatistical Significance: Using a t-Test
Computer ScienceTangent Circles and Triangles
Computer ScienceThe Point of a Parabola: Focusing Signals for a Better Wireless Network
Computer ScienceWild About Wildcards
Cooking & Food Science'Make Mine Medium-Rare': Heat Conduction in Steak
Cooking & Food ScienceBurning Calories: How Much Energy is Stored in Different Types of Food?
Cooking & Food ScienceCandy Chromatography: What Makes Those Colors?
Cooking & Food ScienceChemistry of Baking Ingredients 1: How Much Baking Powder Do Quick Breads Need?
Cooking & Food ScienceChemistry of Baking Ingredients 2: Can Baking Soda Substitute for Baking Powder in a Recipe?
Cooking & Food ScienceChemistry of Ice-Cream Making: Lowering the Freezing Point of Water
Cooking & Food ScienceCookies: Can You Blame the Burnt Ones On the Cookie Sheet?
Cooking & Food ScienceDetermining Iodide Content of Salt
Cooking & Food ScienceDo Oranges Lose or Gain Vitamin C After Being Picked?
Cooking & Food ScienceDried Foods: The Science Behind Making Lightweight Snacks
Cooking & Food ScienceEgg Substitutes
Cooking & Food ScienceEgg-cellently Cooked Eggs: The Process of Soft-Boiling an Egg
Cooking & Food ScienceFlavor That Food! Exploring the Science of Marinades
Cooking & Food ScienceFresh Whipped Cream That Lasts
Cooking & Food ScienceGel Well: Which Additives Make the Strongest Gelatin?
Cooking & Food ScienceGet Saucy with the Thickening Power of Starches
Cooking & Food ScienceGreat Globs of Gluten! Which Wheat Flour Has The Most?
Cooking & Food ScienceHave Your Chips Lost Their Chomp? Understanding How Food Becomes Rancid
Cooking & Food ScienceHey, Do You C My Potatoes? Determining Vitamin C Amounts in Cooked Potatoes
Cooking & Food ScienceHey, There's Corn in My Candy!
Cooking & Food ScienceHot Pot: Choosing the Right Pot in Which to Cook Your Meals
Cooking & Food ScienceHow Can Tofu Pack Such a Flavorful Punch?
Cooking & Food ScienceHow Do You Make the 'Best' Cookie?
Cooking & Food ScienceHow Do You Take Your Tea? Make a Simple Electronic Device to Measure the Strength of Tea
Cooking & Food ScienceHow Far Can You Stretcha the Mozzarella: The Science of Making Cheese!
Cooking & Food ScienceHow Greasy Are Your Potato Chips?
Cooking & Food ScienceHow Sweet It Is—How Much Sugar Is Really in That Soda?
Cooking & Food ScienceInvestigate the Vitamin C Level in Bell Peppers During Various Stages of Ripeness
Cooking & Food ScienceKimchi Chemistry
Cooking & Food ScienceMag-nificent Breakfast Cereal
Cooking & Food ScienceMaple Syrup: For Pancakes, Waffles, and...Crystal Candy?
Cooking & Food ScienceMean & Green: Fruit & Vegetable Hardening
Cooking & Food ScienceOil and Vinegar Do Mix…When You Have an Emulsifier
Cooking & Food SciencePerfecting Pastries: The Role of Fats in Making a Delicious Pastry
Cooking & Food ScienceProcessed Cheese, Please! Get Your Grilled Cheese Oooey Gooey Instead of Oily and Gloppy
Cooking & Food ScienceShaking for Butter
Cooking & Food ScienceStand Up! Investigate the Effect of Different Bowls on Whipped Egg Whites
Cooking & Food ScienceStop Slumping: What Makes Foams Stand Up Straight
Cooking & Food ScienceSugar vs. Sugar Substitutes: Are They Just as Sweet?
Cooking & Food ScienceTasty Arrangements: How to Position Food in Microwave Cooking
Cooking & Food ScienceTemper, Temper, Temper! The Science of Tempering Chocolate
Cooking & Food ScienceThe Art & Science of Making Yummy Yogurt
Cooking & Food ScienceThe Curdling Properties of Different Milks: How to Avoid Little Miss Muffet's Curds
Cooking & Food ScienceThe Effect of Roasting on Color, Flavor, and Texture of Peanut Butter
Cooking & Food ScienceThe Freezer: It Keeps Your Carrots Awake at Night!
Cooking & Food ScienceThe Sweet Beginnings of Caramelization
Cooking & Food ScienceTop Crops: Finding Hidden Grasses and Beans in Processed Foods
Cooking & Food ScienceTough Beans: Which Cooking Liquids Slow Softening the Most?
Cooking & Food ScienceWhat Do Different Baking Ingredients Do?
Cooking & Food ScienceWhat's the Best Way to Guarantee Fresh Bread?
Cooking & Food ScienceWhen Science is Sweet: Growing Rock Candy Crystals
Cooking & Food ScienceWhich Flour Has the Greatest Glob of Gluten?
Cooking & Food ScienceWhich Fruits Can Ruin Your Dessert?
Cooking & Food ScienceWhich Orange Juice Has the Most Vitamin C?
Cooking & Food ScienceYou Say Po-tay-to and I Say Po-tah-to, but No Matter What, There's Starch in Those Taters!
Cooking & Food ScienceYou Want Fries With That? The Science of Crispy Potatoes
Cooking & Food ScienceYuck, What Happened to My Apple? Investigating How Food Wrappings Affect Spoilage
Electricity & ElectronicsAbracadabra! Levitating with Eddy Currents!
Electricity & ElectronicsAvoid the Shock of Shocks! Build Your Own Super-sensitive Electric Field Detector
Electricity & ElectronicsBuild a Reed Switch Motor
Electricity & ElectronicsBuild Your Own Crystal Radio
Electricity & ElectronicsBuilding an Electric Motor
Electricity & ElectronicsColor Mixing with Red, Green, & Blue LEDs
Electricity & ElectronicsConductance as a Water Quality Measurement
Electricity & ElectronicsCool Junctions
Electricity & ElectronicsEffect of Different Materials on a Magnetic Field
Electricity & ElectronicsGo, Gadget, Go! Building Robots with LEGO® Mindstorms®
Electricity & ElectronicsHow Do Different Materials React to Static Electricity?
Electricity & ElectronicsHow Does LED Brightness Vary with Current?
Electricity & ElectronicsHow Far Can Sparks Jump?
Electricity & ElectronicsHow Long Does It Take to Fry a Diode?
Electricity & ElectronicsIcy Hot Electricity: The Thermoelectric Effect
Electricity & ElectronicsInduction: How Many Coil Turns Do I Need?
Electricity & ElectronicsIs this connected to that? Use a homemade electronic tester to find out if electricity can flow between two objects.
Electricity & ElectronicsLinear vs. Logarithmic Changes: What Works Best for Human Senses?
Electricity & ElectronicsMake Your Own Low-Power AM Radio Transmitter
Electricity & ElectronicsMapping Magnetic Fields
Electricity & ElectronicsMeasure Your Magnetism
Electricity & ElectronicsPencil Resistors
Electricity & ElectronicsRecording on a Wire
Electricity & ElectronicsRock On! Recording Digital Data with Magnets
Electricity & ElectronicsRubbing Up Against Static Electricity
Electricity & ElectronicsSimple Circuit Logic with Switches: An Electric Puzzle
Electricity & ElectronicsSliding Light: How to Make a Dimmer Switch
Electricity & ElectronicsSpin Right 'Round with this Simple Electric Motor
Electricity & ElectronicsTesting a Parabolic Reflector with Light from an LED
Electricity & ElectronicsThe Frightened Grasshopper: Explore Electronics & Solar Energy with a Solar-Powered Robot Bug
Electricity & ElectronicsThe Strength of an Electromagnet
Electricity & ElectronicsThree, Two, One...Blast Off! Learn to Design an Ion Engine.
Electricity & ElectronicsTwo-Point and Four-Point Methods for Measuring Small Resistances
Electricity & ElectronicsUpstairs, Downstairs: Turning on a Light from Two Places
Electricity & ElectronicsUsing a Magnet as an Electrical Current Detector
Electricity & ElectronicsVeggie Power! Making Batteries from Fruits and Vegetables
Electricity & ElectronicsWhat is in this Water? Experiments with a Homemade Turbidity Meter
Electricity & ElectronicsWhere Is 'Full Sun' No Brighter than Twilight?
Electricity & ElectronicsWhere There Is Charge, There Can Be Sparks!
Electricity & ElectronicsWhich Materials are the Best Conductors?
Electricity & ElectronicsWire Wilt: How Light-Emitting Diodes Fade As Temperature Increases
Energy & PowerA Battery That Makes Cents
Energy & PowerA Bright Idea for Saving Energy
Energy & PowerA Cool Way to Make Electricity: Solar Cell Power Output vs. Temperature
Energy & PowerAre You in Hot Water? Use the Sun's Energy to Heat Your Own Water
Energy & PowerBatteries: The Shocking Truth
Energy & PowerBiodiesels: Converting Oil into Clean Fuel
Energy & PowerBuilding an Electric Motor
Energy & PowerBurning Biofuels: Comparing Nonrenewable and Renewable Fuels
Energy & PowerCatch the Wave!
Energy & PowerCrank Up the Music!
Energy & PowerDecomposing Energy: Extracting Heat Energy from a Compost Pile
Energy & PowerFree Lunch? Can Solar Energy Systems Pay for Themselves with Utility Bill Savings?
Energy & PowerFrom Trash to Gas: Biomass Energy
Energy & PowerFuel Cells—Fueling the Future!
Energy & PowerGet Something for Nothing: Free Power from the Sun!
Energy & PowerGo Green by Growing Green: How to Extract Energy from Grass
Energy & PowerGreen Your PC: Help Your Computer Save Power
Energy & PowerHow Does Solar Cell Output Vary with Incident Light Intensity?
Energy & PowerLeaky Clues to Dam Design: How Reservoir Height Affects Hydroelectric Power Production
Energy & PowerNow You're Cooking!
Energy & PowerPut Your Water to Work: Using Hydropower to Lift a Load
Energy & PowerRenewable Energy Resources
Energy & PowerShaking Up Some Energy
Energy & PowerSolar Speedway
Energy & PowerSpare a Watt, Save a Lot
Energy & PowerSpinning Your Wheels: Pinwheel Sensitivity
Energy & PowerThe Future of LEDs Is So Bright, I've Got to Wear Shades
Energy & PowerThe Power of Balance
Energy & PowerThe Power of Heat Is Right Under Your Feet!
Energy & PowerTireless Tides: Extracting Energy from Ocean Tides
Energy & PowerUnleash the Power of a Pinwheel!
Energy & PowerVeggie Power! Making Batteries from Fruits and Vegetables
Energy & PowerWaste Not, Want Not: Use the Microbial Fuel Cell to Create Electricity from Waste
Energy & PowerWhat Electric Bills Can Tell You About Energy Use
Energy & PowerYou've Got Permission to Be a Backseat Driver!
Environmental EngineeringAlternative Sources for Paper Fiber
Environmental EngineeringCan Mulch Reduce Garden Water Requirements?
Environmental EngineeringCan the Color of Your House Reduce Your Energy Bill?
Environmental EngineeringCold Room? Heat It Up with A Homemade Solar Air Heater
Environmental EngineeringDo Plants Promote Pesticide Breakdown?
Environmental EngineeringFighting Litter in Your Neighborhood
Environmental EngineeringFrom Brine to Beverage: Solar-Powered Salt Removal
Environmental EngineeringFrom Your John to the School Lawn: Is Recycled Water Really Safe?
Environmental EngineeringGoo-Be-Gone: Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Environmental EngineeringHow Can Your Faucet Save Water?
Environmental EngineeringHow Much Can Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
Environmental EngineeringRemodeling and Energy Efficiency
Environmental EngineeringRiprap: It's Not Hip Hop But Erosion Stop
Environmental EngineeringRooftop Gardens: Are They a Cool Idea?
Environmental EngineeringSmart Watering: Adjusting Your Sprinklers for Optimal Soil Moisture
Environmental EngineeringSolar-Powered Water Desalination
Environmental EngineeringWild Winds: Detecting Turbulence Around Structures
Environmental ScienceAcid Rain and Aquatic Life
Environmental ScienceAir Particles and Air Quality
Environmental ScienceAir Pollution
Environmental ScienceAre There Bugs Under Your Feet?
Environmental ScienceAre There Dangerous Levels of Lead in Local Soil?
Environmental ScienceBiodiversity Survey
Environmental ScienceBug Vacuums: Sucking up Biodiversity
Environmental ScienceCrystal Ball Math: Predicting Population Growth with Models
Environmental ScienceDeforestation
Environmental ScienceDust Busters: How No-Plow Farmers Try to Save Our Soil
Environmental ScienceEcological Footprint Analysis
Environmental ScienceElectronic Pollution
Environmental ScienceFeeding Earthworms: Do Different Diets Affect Them and the Soil They Enrich?
Environmental ScienceFish Markets and Sustainability
Environmental ScienceFroggy Forecasting: How Frog Health Predicts Pond Health
Environmental ScienceGet Down and Dirty: How Does Soil Change with Depth?
Environmental ScienceGetting Carried Away: Measuring Soil Erosion
Environmental ScienceGoing Green as You Clean: Are 'Green' Detergents Less Toxic Than Conventional Detergents?
Environmental ScienceHeavy Metals and Aquatic Environments
Environmental ScienceHome Sweet Biome: How Do Plants Grow in Different Environments?
Environmental ScienceHousehold Water Usage
Environmental ScienceHow Does Soil Affect the pH of Water?
Environmental ScienceI'm Trying to Breathe Here! Dissolved Oxygen vs. Temperature
Environmental ScienceInvasive Species
Environmental ScienceIs it Getting Hot in Here? Investigate the Greenhouse Effect
Environmental ScienceIt's Raining, It's Pouring: Chemical Analysis of Rainwater
Environmental ScienceLandfills
Environmental ScienceLandscapes and Water Usage
Environmental ScienceMaking Species Maps
Environmental ScienceMapping Troposhperic Ozone Levels Over Time
Environmental ScienceNative Landscapes
Environmental ScienceOil Spills
Environmental ScienceOzone Depletion
Environmental ScienceRecycling Greywater: Can Plants Tolerate It?
Environmental ScienceRunoff and Fertilizer Use
Environmental ScienceSandy Beaches and Reef Disturbance
Environmental ScienceSilt Deposits in Streams
Environmental ScienceSomething's Fishy About That Fertilizer
Environmental ScienceThe Big Dig
Environmental ScienceThe Receding Night: The Effect of Artificial Light on the Migration Pattern of Daphnia
Environmental ScienceUsing Daphnia to Monitor Water Toxicity
Environmental ScienceWater Quality
Environmental ScienceWood vs. Alternative and Recycled Materials
Genetics & GenomicsAre Fingerprint Patterns Inherited?
Genetics & GenomicsBioinformatics - The Perfect Marriage of Computer Science & Medicine
Genetics & GenomicsBLAST into the Past to Identify T. Rex's Closest Living Relative
Genetics & GenomicsBLASTing Flu Viruses
Genetics & GenomicsComputational Exploration of Protein Function
Genetics & GenomicsHow Much DNA Can You Pack into a Cell?
Genetics & GenomicsInvestigate Native Plant Evolution with Chloroplast Sequencing
Genetics & GenomicsLearning Your A, G, C's (and T, too)
Genetics & GenomicsMay the Best Plant Win! Experiment with Genetically Modified Seeds
Genetics & GenomicsNeanderthals, Orangutans, Lemurs, & You—It's a Primate Family Reunion!
Genetics & GenomicsPedigree Analysis: A Family Tree of Traits
Genetics & GenomicsThe Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
Genetics & GenomicsThe Tree of Life — I (basic)
Genetics & GenomicsThe Tree of Life – II (advanced)
Genetics & GenomicsTrace Your Ancient Ancestry Through DNA
Genetics & GenomicsUse DNA Sequencing to Trace the Blue Whale's Evolutionary Tree
Genetics & GenomicsWhat is the Woolly Mammoth's Closest Living Relative?
Genetics & GenomicsWhich Animals Have Genome Projects?
Genetics & GenomicsWho Has the Biggest Genome?
GeologyA Ground-Breaking Revelation: Testing Compression Waves in Various Circumstances
GeologyAstrogeology
GeologyBeach Bum Science: Compression of Wet Sand
GeologyCoastal and Marine Geology
GeologyComposting and Vermiculture
GeologyEarth Surface Dynamics
GeologyEarthquakes
GeologyEnergy
GeologyFactors that Affect the Transfer of Force through Saturated Soil
GeologyGeomagnetism
GeologyGet Some Practice at 'Fossil' Reconstruction with Owl Pellets
GeologyGrowing a Soil Menagerie
GeologyHow Fast Do Seismic Waves Travel?
GeologyIs There a Whole Lot of Shaking Going On? Make Your Own Seismograph and Find Out!
GeologyLandslides
GeologyLichenometry: An Accessible Method for Dating Recent History (Geological and Manmade)
GeologyLocating an Earthquake Using a Global Seismic Network
GeologyLocating the Epicenter of an Earthquake
GeologyMeasuring the Diameter of the Earth's Core with Seismic Waves Around the Globe
GeologyMinerals
GeologyPop Goes the Geyser!
GeologyPorosity
GeologyPorosity and Particle Size
GeologyRing of Fire 1: What Volcanoes Tell Us About Plate Tectonics
GeologyRing of Fire 2: What Earthquakes Tell Us About Plate Tectonics
GeologyRocky Secrets: Where Does Oil Hide?
GeologySoil and Earthquakes
GeologySoil Color and Moisture
GeologySoil Compaction
GeologySoil Structure
GeologySorting out Sedimentation
GeologySpeleology: Counting Formations in a Local Cave
GeologyUnder Pressure: Sand Under Lateral Compression
GeologyUnderground Water Flow and Darcy's Law
GeologyVolcanoes
Human BehaviorApparent Motion & Animation
Human BehaviorAre Childproof Containers Really Childproof?
Human BehaviorCalling It Quits: What Is the Most Effective Way to Quit Smoking?
Human BehaviorCandy Confusion: Can Small Children Mistake Medicine for Candy?
Human BehaviorDo Preferences Bias Our Choices?
Human BehaviorDo the Eyes Have It?
Human BehaviorDoes a Cell-Phone Conversation Affect Reaction Time?
Human BehaviorEnjoy It Now... Or Enjoy It Later? Understanding Delayed Gratification
Human BehaviorFear Factor: Using Pulse Rate to Measure Emotion
Human BehaviorGet the Scoop on Stroop
Human BehaviorHands-on Shopping: More Likely to Buy if You Can Give It a Try?
Human BehaviorHonesty: How Prevalent Is It?
Human BehaviorHow Many Numbers Can You Remember?
Human BehaviorInterpreting Area Data from Maps vs. Graphs: An Experiment in Visual Perception
Human BehaviorIs Smiling Contagious?
Human BehaviorMemory Mnemonics
Human BehaviorMixing Light to Make Colors
Human BehaviorMotion After-Effects in Vision
Human BehaviorMultitasking: Brain Drain or Boost in Efficiency?
Human BehaviorNow You See It, Now You Don't: A Chromatic Adaptation Project
Human BehaviorPractice
Human BehaviorPretty Packaging: Can Attractive Packaging Lead to Healthier Eating?
Human BehaviorShaping Your Thoughts?
Human BehaviorTesting for Bias in a Photo Lineup
Human BehaviorTesting the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony
Human BehaviorThat's a Real Smile! ...or is it?
Human BehaviorThe Bouba-Kiki Effect
Human BehaviorThe Brains Behind 'Where's Waldo?'
Human BehaviorWarped Words and the Stroop Effect
Human BehaviorWhat Conflicting Mental Tasks Reveal About Thinking: The Stroop Effect
Human BehaviorWhat's the Best Method to Communicate Data Graphically?: An Experiment in Visual Perception
Human Biology & HealthA Day in the Life of Your Heart
Human Biology & HealthAntioxidants
Human Biology & HealthAre You Left or Right Sided?
Human Biology & HealthAre Your Eyes Playing Tricks on You? Discover the Science Behind Afterimages!
Human Biology & HealthBreath of Life: Does Exercise Increase Vital Capacity?
Human Biology & HealthCan Your Body Temperature Tell the Time of Day? Find Out with Human Circadian Cycles.
Human Biology & HealthDeep Knee Bends: Measuring Knee Stress with a Mechanical Model
Human Biology & HealthDo You Have the Willpower to Taste Something Sour?
Human Biology & HealthDo You Love the Taste of Food? Find Out if You're a Supertaster!
Human Biology & HealthDrug Solubility
Human Biology & HealthFast Food: Can Peppermint Improve Reaction Times?
Human Biology & HealthHeart Rate Recovery Times
Human Biology & HealthHow Fast Is Your Reaction Time?
Human Biology & HealthI See a Full Moon Rising...and Shrinking...or Do I?
Human Biology & HealthLung Capacity and Age
Human Biology & HealthMeasuring Your Taste Threshold
Human Biology & HealthMeasuring Your Threshold of Hearing for Sounds of Different Pitches
Human Biology & HealthMinding your Mummies: The Science of Mummification
Human Biology & HealthNow You See It, Now You Don't! Test Your Peripheral Vision
Human Biology & HealthOld Salty: Does Age Affect the Ability to Detect Salt?
Human Biology & HealthPinocchio's Arm: A Lie Detector Test
Human Biology & HealthSound Localization
Human Biology & HealthThe Nose Knows Smell but How About Taste?
Human Biology & HealthThink Fast: Do Video Game Players Have Faster Reaction Times Than Non-Players?
Human Biology & HealthTwirls, Whirls, Spins, & Turns: The Science & Reflexes of Dizziness
Human Biology & HealthYou Are What You Eat!
Mammalian BiologyBat Detector: Listen to the Secret Sounds of Bats
Mammalian BiologyDog Scents: The Super Nose of Man's Best Friend
Mammalian BiologyDog Smarts: What's Going On Behind Those Puppy-Dog Eyes?
Mammalian BiologyDog Toys: What Makes One a Favorite or a Flop to Fido?
Mammalian BiologyEwww, Dog Breath! Does Active Play Take Your Dog's Breath Away?
Mammalian BiologyHow Food Supplements Affect Weight Gain of Juvenile Mice
Mammalian BiologyIs That Cat Fat?
Mammalian BiologyPaw Preference in Pets
Mammalian BiologyPoint Your Ponies: How Horses Keep Warm in the Wind
Mammalian BiologyPredators and Prey: How Do Cats Respond to Bird Sound Recordings?
Mammalian BiologyPuppy Proportions: Comparing Growth Spurts and Weight Gain in Your Dog's Early Months
Mammalian BiologyTail Wagging and Brain Lateralization
Mammalian BiologyTick Tock, Tick Tock, Does Your Mouse Know the Time on the Clock?
Mammalian BiologyTricks for Treats: How Long Does It Take to Train Your Pet?
Mammalian BiologyWatch Out! That Wild Animal Might Be Rabid!
Mammalian BiologyX-inactivation Marks the Spot for Cat Coat Color
Materials ScienceAre Laminates Stronger?
Materials ScienceAre You Gellin'? ®
Materials ScienceBacterial Resistant Materials and the Best Disinfectant
Materials ScienceBiodegradable Plastics
Materials ScienceCoke® & Mentos® - Nucleation Goes Nuclear!
Materials ScienceDoes Chemical Lightening Affect the Structure of Human Hair?
Materials ScienceFallen Arches: The Surprising Strength of Eggshells
Materials ScienceFishing Line Strength
Materials ScienceGetting Critical Over Colloids
Materials ScienceHe Huffed, and He Puffed, But Didn't Blow the House Down! How Can Straw Make a Sturdy Building?
Materials ScienceHow Does Packaging Affect the Ripening of Fruit?
Materials ScienceHow Things Break
Materials ScienceIt's Hard Work to Work Harden! Learn How to Make Metals Stronger
Materials ScienceMaterials for Sound Barriers
Materials ScienceNeed Help Getting Out of a Sticky Situation?
Materials SciencePounding Papyrus: How Ancient Egyptians Made the World's First Paper
Materials ScienceSand Structure: Measuring Density and Porosity of Sand
Materials ScienceStrength in Numbers?
Materials ScienceStressed Out? Take a Break with this Project!
Materials ScienceTake the Sally Ride TOYchallenge
Materials ScienceTalk About a Bad Hair Day!
Materials ScienceTesting Sunscreen Effectiveness
Materials ScienceThe Fluffiest Muffins: Flour Type and Muffin Density
Materials ScienceThe Leaning Tower of Pasta
Materials ScienceThe Viscosity of Motor Oil
Materials ScienceWave Blockers
Materials ScienceWhich Is the Better Insulation Material?
Materials ScienceWhich Kind of Wood Burns Slower?
Materials ScienceWhich Metal Is the Most Resistant to Corrosion?
Materials ScienceWood Adhesive Durability
Mechanical EngineeringAir Pressure and Rolling Resistance
Mechanical EngineeringApplying Hooke's Law: Make Your Own Spring Scale
Mechanical EngineeringBomb's Away! A Ping Pong Catapult
Mechanical EngineeringBuild Your Own Helio Tracker—a Self-powered Mechanical Sunflower that Turns with the Sun
Mechanical EngineeringDomino Theory
Mechanical EngineeringEffect of Friction on Objects in Motion
Mechanical EngineeringEffect of Temperature on Elasticity of Rubber Bands
Mechanical EngineeringEffect of Trebuchet Arm Length or Counterweight Mass on Projectile Distance
Mechanical EngineeringFractography: The Way Things Break
Mechanical EngineeringGears-Go-Round!
Mechanical EngineeringGive Yourself a Lift: Lightening the Load with Pulleys
Mechanical EngineeringHey Gear Heads! The Physics of Bicycle Gear Ratios
Mechanical EngineeringIt's All in the Wrist: Moving Water with the Archimedes Screw Pump
Mechanical EngineeringJack and Jill Went Up a Hill and Came Biking Down After: Choosing the Best Gear Ratio for Speed
Mechanical EngineeringKnock Your Blocks Off: The Mechanics of Carnival Games
Mechanical EngineeringLess Cowbell! The Unconstrained Truth About Constrained-Layer Damping
Mechanical EngineeringMeasuring Vibrational Frequency with Light
Mechanical EngineeringMix It Up: Transferring Heat by Convection in a Tank
Mechanical EngineeringPhysics of Vibrations
Mechanical EngineeringRubber Band Elasticity and Temperature
Mechanical EngineeringRubber Bands for Energy
Mechanical EngineeringSkiing and Friction
Mechanical EngineeringSlinking Slinkies
Mechanical EngineeringSlippery Slopes and Sticking Surfaces: Explore the Forces of Friction
Mechanical EngineeringSoda Straw Robot Simulator
Mechanical EngineeringTake the Sally Ride Science TOYchallenge!
Mechanical EngineeringThe Chills and Thrills of Roller-Coaster Hills
Mechanical EngineeringThe Turn of the Screw
Mechanical EngineeringThere's a Machine in My Toy Box!
Mechanical EngineeringTime is Money
Mechanical EngineeringUnderstand Shock Levels and Packaging Principles
Mechanical EngineeringVeggie Snap! Modifying Bending Stresses in a Flexible Rod
Mechanical EngineeringWhich Simple Machines Do I Use the Most?
Mechanical EngineeringYou Nailed It! Hammering Force for Different Types of Wood
MicrobiologyAn Aerobic Exercise: Yeast Metabolism with and without Aeration
MicrobiologyAntibiotic Resistance
MicrobiologyCan Garlic Prevent Crown Gall?
MicrobiologyCinnamon Gum and Mouth Microbes
MicrobiologyDeath Rays: What Duration of Ultraviolet Exposure Kills Bacteria?
MicrobiologyDisinfectants
MicrobiologyDo Different Dilutions of Disinfectants Affect the Development of Bacterial Resistance?
MicrobiologyGerm Invasion
MicrobiologyHow Do Food Preservatives Affect the Growth of Microorganisms?
MicrobiologyHow Well Do Disinfectants Work?
MicrobiologyIs the Gold in My Jewelry Real?
MicrobiologyLearn How to Disinfect Contaminated Water
MicrobiologyMinimizing Bacteria in the Thawing and Cooking of Meat
MicrobiologyNatural Antimicrobial Agents
MicrobiologyRise to the Occasion: Investigating Requirements for Yeast Fermentation
MicrobiologySpread the Soap, Not the Germs
MicrobiologyThe End Zone: Measuring Antimicrobial Effectiveness with Zones of Inhibition
MicrobiologyWhich Acne Medication Can Really Zap That Zit?
MicrobiologyYeast Reproduction in Sugar Substitutes
MicrobiologyYeasty Beasties
MicrobiologyYogurt Cultures
MusicBeats
MusicBlowing Bottletops: Making Music with Glass Bottles
MusicBuild Your Own Xylophone Out of Copper Pipe
MusicBuilding Banjos
MusicCan You Make a Happy Song Sad?
MusicCha-cha-cha by Latitude
MusicClassical Music and Cognitive Tasks
MusicComparing Vocal Ranges: How High and Low Can You Go?
MusicCorrelation Between Relative Pitch and Age, Gender, or Musical Background
MusicDing, Dong, Ding, Dong: Morning Bells Are Ringing
MusicDo String Players Have Longer Left Fingers?
MusicDo-Re-Mi with Straws
MusicDoes Virtual Practice Make Perfect?
MusicDon't You Fret! Standing Waves on a Guitar
MusicGuitar Fundamentals: Wavelength, Frequency, & Speed
MusicGuitar Jingle: Discovering the Locations of Harmonics
MusicHow to Make a Guitar Sing
MusicHow to Make a Piano Sing
MusicHow Tweet It Is: Bird Songs in Classical Music
MusicIs It a Country Ballad? Listen to the Beat!
MusicMake Your Own Electric Guitar Pickup
MusicMake Your Own Piezoelectric Pickup for Acoustic Guitar
MusicMovie Music
MusicMP3 Squeeze: How Much Compression is Too Much?
MusicPick This Project!
MusicPitch Perception
MusicPluck Out & Pick New String Materials for Your Guitar
MusicSinging Wine Glasses
MusicSound Bites: Tasting the Texture of Classical Music
MusicSound Off: How Guitar Positioning Affects Volume
MusicWhat Material Makes the Most Resonant Soundboard?
Ocean SciencesBuilding Beaches
Ocean SciencesCan Water Float on Water?
Ocean SciencesDo Hurricanes Cool the Ocean?
Ocean SciencesDo Warmer Seas Make Stronger Hurricanes?
Ocean SciencesHarbor Porpoise Movement
Ocean SciencesHarmful Algal Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay
Ocean SciencesHow Salty Does the Sea Have to Be for an Egg to Float?
Ocean SciencesHow Salty is the Sea?
Ocean SciencesHurricanes and Climate
Ocean SciencesOcean Currents: Modeling the 'Global Conveyor Belt' in Your Kitchen
Ocean SciencesPrimary Productivity and Plankton
Ocean SciencesSwimming in Acid: Understanding Ocean Acidification
Ocean SciencesTiming the Tides
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoBit Depth, Colors and Digital Photos
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoCamera 'Shakes'
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoCamera Lens Testing
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoColor Profiles
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoColor Saturation
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoColor Theory
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoDigital Image Processing
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoDigital Photo Contrast
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoDigital Photo Resolution
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoDigital Photos and Dynamic Range
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoDigital Pinhole Camera
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoDots Per Inch (Dpi) and Image Quality
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoFocusing Your Flash for 'Freezing' Motion
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoImage Compression
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoMacro for Micro?
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoMeasuring Height Or Distances with a Camera
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoMeasuring the Speed of Moving Objects with Stroboscopic Photography
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoMeasuring Velocity with a Video Camera
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoPinholes, Light and Aperture Size
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoRed Eye
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoSeeing Beyond the Visible: Photography with Near Infrared Illumination
Photography, Digital Photography & VideoThe Golden Rules of Photography
PhysicsA Magnifying Discovery
PhysicsAbsorption of Radiant Energy by Different Colors
PhysicsAn Uplifting Project—The Buoyancy of Balloons
PhysicsBalancing the Load: The See-Saw as a Simple Machine
PhysicsBalls Bouncing Off of Surfaces
PhysicsBouncing Balls: Measure the Rebound Rating
PhysicsBouncing Balls: Why Is the Rebound Rating < 1?
PhysicsBuild a Motorboat Powered by Surface Tension
PhysicsCentripetal Force
PhysicsDistance and Constant Acceleration
PhysicsDistance and Speed of Rolling Objects Measured from Video Recordings
PhysicsDoes the Base Stealer Take the Base from the Catcher Or the Pitcher?
PhysicsExtreme Sounds: Lessons in a Noisy World
PhysicsFootball Punting: Distance vs. Hang-time
PhysicsForensics: How Does It Matter? Measure the Spatter!
PhysicsFrequency-Dependent Sound Absorption
PhysicsGive It a Lift with a Lever
PhysicsGoing the Distance: Launch Angles & Projectile Trajectory
PhysicsGolf Clubs, Loft Angle, and Distance: The Science of Hitting
PhysicsHow Does Color Affect Heating by Absorption of Light?
PhysicsHow Far Can You Kick (or Throw, or Hit) a Ball?
PhysicsHow Fast Can You Shoot a Hockey Puck?
PhysicsHow High Can You Throw a Baseball? a Tennis Ball? a Football? a Golf Ball?
PhysicsHow Long Will My Sleepy Yo-yo Sleep?
PhysicsHow Quickly Does a Tennis Ball Lose Its Bounce?
PhysicsHow the Strength of a Magnet Varies with Temperature
PhysicsInvestigating the 'Mpemba Effect': Can Hot Water Freeze Faster than Cold Water?
PhysicsLevitating Magnets: Floating Isn't Just for Magicians
PhysicsLight Energy & Frequency
PhysicsMagnets and Charge
PhysicsMeasuring Sugar Content of a Liquid with a Laser Pointer
PhysicsMeasuring the Speed of 'Light' with a Microwave Oven
PhysicsMeasuring the Surface Tension of Water
PhysicsOn the Rebound: The Height Limits and Linearity of Bouncy Balls
PhysicsOuter Space, The Silent Frontier: An Experiment on Sound Waves
PhysicsRainbow Fire
PhysicsRoller Coaster Marbles: Converting Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy
PhysicsRoller Coaster Marbles: How Much Height to Loop the Loop?
PhysicsScience Fair CSI: Can You Predict the Spatter?
PhysicsSkating and Angular Momentum
PhysicsSlip Sliding Away: Experimenting with Friction
PhysicsSolid Motor Rocket Propulsion
PhysicsSpare-Change Circus: Walking Coins on a (Vertical!) 'High Wire'
PhysicsStealthy Shapes: How to Make an Aircraft Invisible to Radar
PhysicsSupercooling Water and Snap Freezing
PhysicsSwing Low: Investigate the Motion of a Pendulum
PhysicsTechnicolor Shadows: Lessons in Light and Color
PhysicsThe Joly Photometer: Measuring Light Intensity Using the Inverse Square Law
PhysicsThe Physics of Follow-Through
PhysicsThe Science of Spin: A Baseball Pendulum
PhysicsUsing a Laser Pointer to Measure the Data Track Spacing on CDs and DVDs
PhysicsUsing a Laser to Measure the Speed of Light in Jello
PhysicsWhat Goes Up, Must Come Down: Conduct Galileo's Famous Falling Objects Experiment
PhysicsWhat is the Maximum Intermediate Height for a Siphon?
PhysicsWhat's the Fastest Way to Cool a Soda?
Plant BiologyAre Soil Microorganisms Important for Plant Health?
Plant BiologyAttack of the Killer Cabbage Clones
Plant BiologyBacteria Can Fix It! A Comparison of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Nitrogen Fertilizers
Plant BiologyCan Water Plants Be Used to Determine Water Quality?
Plant BiologyChlorophyll Extraction
Plant BiologyCryopreservation: Freezing Plant Tissues
Plant BiologyDo Different Tree Species Grow at the Same Rate?
Plant BiologyDo Potatoes Regulate the Formation of New Roots?
Plant BiologyEarthworm Castings -- The Ideal Proportion in Soil for Young Garden Plants
Plant BiologyFruit Ripening
Plant BiologyFungi Spores
Plant BiologyGermination
Plant BiologyGone With the Wind: An Experiment on Seed and Fruit Dispersal
Plant BiologyGrowing, Growing, Gone! An Experiment on Nitrogen Fertilizers
Plant BiologyHarmful or Helpful? The Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide on the Roots of Plant Cuttings & on Seed Germination
Plant BiologyHow Do Flowers Develop?
Plant BiologyHow Do Plants Change the Buildup of Greenhouse Gases?
Plant BiologyHow Do Roots Grow When the Direction of Gravity Changes?
Plant BiologyHow Does the Stem Grow?
Plant BiologyHow Many Seeds Do Different Types of Fruit Produce?
Plant BiologyHow Vines Find Their Spines: Thigmotropism in Morning Glory Tendrils
Plant BiologyHumic Acid and the Optimum Soil for Plants
Plant BiologyIt's Crowded in Here! A Study of Plant Population Density
Plant BiologyLeaves and Light
Plant BiologyMoss is Boss: Using Plants to Determine Direction
Plant BiologyOne Bad Apple Spoils the Whole Bunch: An Experiment on the Plant Hormone Ethylene
Plant BiologyPlants Are On The Move! A Study of Gravitropism
Plant BiologyPlants on the Move! Experiments with Phototropism
Plant BiologyPropagate Plants Without Using Seeds!
Plant BiologyRad Radishes: Effects of Irradiation on Seed Germination
Plant BiologyRadiant Radish Seeds
Plant BiologyReveal the Red: Exploring the Chemistry of Red Flower Pigments
Plant BiologyShoots: How do Mint Plants Branch to Form New Stems?
Plant BiologySize vs. Depth: The Relationship Between the Size of a Seed and Its Ideal Planting Depth
Plant BiologySuck It Up: Capillary Action of Water in Plants
Plant BiologyToxic Trees: Just How Toxic is That Black Walnut Tree?
Plant BiologyWeeds Be Gone! Experiment with Factors that Affect Roundup® Weed Killer
Plant BiologyWhat Color Are the Leaves Really Turning?
Plant BiologyWhat is the Rate of Leaf Growth Along the Stem?
Pure MathematicsAround the World: The Geometry of Shooting Baskets
Pure MathematicsChain Reaction: Inversion and the Pappus Chain Theorem
Pure MathematicsData Models
Pure MathematicsDevising an Algorithm for Solving Rubik's Cube
Pure MathematicsDice Probabilities
Pure MathematicsDivide and Conquer: Proving Pick's Theorem for Lattice Polygons
Pure MathematicsEstimation and Population Size
Pure MathematicsExploring Fractals
Pure MathematicsFractals
Pure MathematicsFrequency Histograms
Pure MathematicsFrequency of Outcomes in a Small Number of Trials
Pure MathematicsGeometry of Goal-Scoring
Pure MathematicsGigantic, Invisible Triangles: Measuring Height (or Altitude) with an Inclinometer
Pure MathematicsHow do Baseball Stadium Dimensions Affect Batting Statistics?
Pure MathematicsIs There Such a Thing as Streakiness in Baseball?
Pure MathematicsJuice Box Geometry
Pure MathematicsM&M Geometry
Pure MathematicsM&M Math
Pure MathematicsMagic Squares
Pure MathematicsMaking Patterns with Rubik's Cube
Pure MathematicsMeasuring Up
Pure MathematicsMoney Problems
Pure MathematicsOrigami
Pure MathematicsPick a Card, Any Card
Pure MathematicsPlay-Doh Math
Pure MathematicsPlaying Games
Pure MathematicsPlaying Music
Pure MathematicsRelationships Between Variables: Using Correlation and Linear Regression
Pure MathematicsScale Models
Pure MathematicsShape Changing with the CyberSquad
Pure MathematicsSolving Logic Problems
Pure MathematicsStatistical Significance: Using a t-Test
Pure MathematicsTaking Off on a Tangent
Pure MathematicsThe Birthday Paradox
Pure MathematicsThe Effects of Card Counting on a Simple Card Game
Pure MathematicsThinking in (Semi-)Circles: The Area of the Arbelos
Pure MathematicsThrowing You Some Curves: Is Red or Blue Longer?
Pure MathematicsTiling with Spidrons
Pure MathematicsTopologies
Pure MathematicsWhat Makes a Team's Winning Percentage Deviate from the Pythagorean Relationship?
SociologyA Box Office Disappointment: Why the Book is Always Better than the Movie
SociologyBoys and Girls All Around the Town
SociologyCan Adults Pass a Middle School Science Test?
SociologyDecisions, Decisions: Judging a Book by Its Cover?
SociologyDo People Take Longer When Someone Is Waiting? Perception vs. Reality
SociologyDoes Birth Order Affect Grade Point Average?
SociologyDoes Gender Affect Color Preference?
SociologyEvolution of Friendship Groups Over Time
SociologyHow Do Fears Change with Age?
SociologyIs It OK to Cheat If Everyone Else Is?
SociologyOnly If They Think They Can Get Away with It?
SociologySpending Habits: Tightwads vs. Spendthrifts
SociologyTeachers Rule!
SociologyTesting Behavioral Incentives
SociologyTesting How Fashion Impacts the Behavior of Others Around Us
SociologyThe Case of Mistaken Identity
SociologyThe Effects of a Student-Generated Lesson Summary on Retention
SociologyThe Eye of the Beholder and the Mind of the Beheld
SociologyThe Power of Suggestion
SociologyWhat Bone Do Children Break Most Often, and What Is the Main Cause?
SociologyWhy Are Teens Stressed?
Sports ScienceDrag Racing in the Water
Sports ScienceA Cure for Hooks and Slices? Asymmetric Dimple Patterns and Golf Ball Flight
Sports ScienceAerodynamics and Hockey: Does the Force of Drag Have an Effect on the Distance the Puck Will Travel?
Sports ScienceAerodynamics of a Football
Sports ScienceAre More Expensive Golf Balls Worth It?
Sports ScienceAround the World: The Geometry of Shooting Baskets
Sports ScienceBack and Forth to Go Forward: A Snake on Wheels?
Sports ScienceBalancing Act: Finding Your Center of Gravity
Sports ScienceBaseball Bat Debate: What's Better, Wood or Aluminum?
Sports ScienceBouncing Balls: Measure the Rebound Rating
Sports ScienceBouncing Balls: Why Is the Rebound Rating < 1?
Sports ScienceCrossed Up: Does Crossed Hand/Eye Dominance Affect Basketball Shooting Percentage?
Sports ScienceDoes the Base Stealer Take the Base from the Catcher or the Pitcher?
Sports ScienceDoes the Base Stealer Take the Base from the Catcher or the Pitcher?
Sports ScienceFootball: Place-Kicking
Sports ScienceFootball: Punting
Sports ScienceGolf Clubs, Loft Angle, and Distance
Sports ScienceGolf Clubs, Loft Angle, and Distance: The Science of Hitting
Sports ScienceHeart Health: How Does Heart Rate Change with Exercise?
Sports ScienceHey Gear Heads! The Physics of Bicycle Gear Ratios
Sports ScienceHow Far Can You Kick (or Throw, or Hit) a Ball?
Sports ScienceHow Fast Can You Shoot a Hockey Puck?
Sports ScienceHow High Can You Throw a Baseball? A Tennis Ball? A Football? A Golf Ball?
Sports ScienceHow Quickly Does a Tennis Ball Lose Its Bounce?
Sports ScienceJumping Distance
Sports ScienceKeeping Up
Sports ScienceNothing But Net: The Science of Shooting Hoops
Sports SciencePaintball Ballistics
Sports SciencePhysics of Vibrations
Sports SciencePlaying the Angles: The Physics of Balls Bouncing Off of Surfaces
Sports SciencePopping an Ollie: How Skateboarders + Physics = A Really Cool Trick
Sports SciencePower Kicks: The Physics of Martial Arts
Sports SciencePractice
Sports SciencePump It Up: Mountainboarding Speed and Control
Sports ScienceShe Shoots, She Scores! How Does Hockey Stick Flex Affect Accuracy and Speed?
Sports ScienceSkateboard Extremes: Which Wheels are Best for Speed & Turns?
Sports ScienceSkating and Angular Momentum
Sports ScienceSkiing and Friction: How Does Ski Wax Affect the Sliding Friction of Skis?
Sports ScienceSkipping Science: An Experiment in Jump Rope Lengths
Sports ScienceSoccer: Geometry of Goal-Scoring
Sports ScienceSpeed Quest
Sports ScienceTake the Sally Ride TOYchallenge
Sports ScienceTee Time: How Does Tee Height Affect Driving Distance?
Sports ScienceThe Biomechanics of Pitching
Sports ScienceThe Brain-Body Connection: Can Exercise Really Make Our Brains Work Better?
Sports ScienceThe Physics of Cheating in Baseball
Sports ScienceThe Physics of Follow-Through
Sports ScienceThe Science of Spin: A Baseball Pendulum
Sports ScienceThe Science of Spin: How Does Spin Affect the Trajectory of a Kicked Soccer Ball?
Sports ScienceThink Fast!
Sports ScienceTightening the Turns in Speed Skating: Lessons in Centripetal Force & Balance
Sports ScienceUnder Pressure: Ball Bouncing Dynamics
Sports ScienceWhich Team Batting Statistic Predicts Run Production Best?
Video & Computer GamesArtificial Intelligence: Teaching the Computer to Play Tic-Tac-Toe
Video & Computer GamesCan Gaming Help You Score Better in School?
Video & Computer GamesDistracted Driver: Do Distractions Affect Driving Video Game Scores?
Video & Computer GamesDo Males and Females Play the Same Types of Games?
Video & Computer GamesFlight Simulators: From Flaps to Flying
Video & Computer GamesFollow the Bouncing Ball: A Web Animation Project
Video & Computer GamesFun or Frustrating?
Video & Computer GamesGamers: Myth or Man?
Video & Computer GamesHow Fast Can You Become a Virtual Rock Star?
Video & Computer GamesImage Compression vs. Image Quality: Finding the Best Tradeoff
Video & Computer GamesIs There Such a Thing as Too Much Gaming?
Video & Computer GamesNo Pain, Lots of Game
Video & Computer GamesOut of Control!
Video & Computer GamesPower Play: How Does Animation Timing Affect Your Perception of Game Action?
Video & Computer GamesProgramming NANORGs in a Virtual World
Video & Computer GamesSweating the Score: Can Video Games Be a Form of Exercise?
Video & Computer GamesThe Gaming Master
Video & Computer GamesThe Pixel Puzzle: Why Video Game Characters Look Better Today
Video & Computer GamesTo Infinity and Beyond: Plan a City of the Future with Sim City.
Video & Computer GamesWant To Make a Video Game? Here's How!
Weather & AtmosphereA Matter of Degrees: How Does the Tilt of Earth's Axis Affect the Seasons?
Weather & AtmosphereAir Pollution
Weather & AtmosphereAltitude and Elevation
Weather & AtmosphereDry Spells, Wet Spells: How Common Are They?
Weather & AtmosphereFlash Floods
Weather & AtmosphereFloods
Weather & AtmosphereFoggy Forecasting: What Weather Factors Create Radiation Fog?
Weather & AtmosphereFrom Gas to Rust: Measuring the Oxygen Content of Air
Weather & AtmosphereHow Do Clouds Form?
Weather & AtmosphereHow Do the Seasons Change in Each Hemisphere?
Weather & AtmosphereHow Does a Wind Meter Work?
Weather & AtmosphereHow Does Atmospheric Temperature Affect the Water Content of Snow?
Weather & AtmosphereHumidity
Weather & AtmosphereHurricanes
Weather & AtmosphereLatitude
Weather & AtmosphereMake a Hygrometer with Strands of Hair
Weather & AtmosphereMake Your Own Psychrometer
Weather & AtmosphereMountain Ranges
Weather & AtmosphereOcean Currents and Weather
Weather & AtmosphereOzone Depletion
Weather & AtmospherePredicting the Weather
Weather & AtmospherePressure
Weather & AtmosphereTemperature
Weather & AtmosphereTornadoes
Weather & AtmosphereTracking Geomagnetic Storms in the Ionosphere
Weather & AtmosphereUsing Weather Balloon Data to Map Atmospheric Temperature
Weather & AtmosphereWeather and Climate in Your Neighborhood
Weather & AtmosphereWind Speed
ZoologyAnimal Magnetism: Do Magnets Affect Regeneration in Planaria?
ZoologyAntlion Pits in Open Sand or Under Leaf Cover
ZoologyAre We There Yet? Test How Migratory Birds Navigate
ZoologyAsk a Cricket, 'What is The Temperature?'
ZoologyAttractants and Repellants
ZoologyBones and Calcium
ZoologyCaffeine and Heart Rate: A Pharmacological Study Using Daphnia magna
ZoologyCan Copper Foil Snails?
ZoologyCan You Predict a Bird's Lifestyle Based on Its Feet?
ZoologyCoffee Buzz: How Does Caffeine Effect the Physiology of Animals?
ZoologyDay or Night?
ZoologyDo Milkweed Bugs Show a Color Preference for Egg-Laying Sites?
ZoologyDoes Body Size Matter?
ZoologyDoes Temperature Affect the Rate of Butterfly Development?
ZoologyDrawing Circles Around Ants
ZoologyEarthworms: Nature's Tiller?
ZoologyEeeeew! Maggot Mass Temperature
ZoologyEffects of Exercise: Changes in Carbon Dioxide Output
ZoologyEggs and Hen's Diet: Can You Get Bigger Eggs for Peanuts?
ZoologyFinding Phyla
ZoologyGo and Stop? Ant Traffic Signals
ZoologyGrowth and Age
ZoologyGuidance Cues and Orientation
ZoologyHow Does a Chick Breathe Inside Its Shell?
ZoologyHow Much Do Different Pet Species Eat Compared to Each Other?
ZoologyHow Much Worm Is a Worm?
ZoologyHow Sweet It Is! Explore the Roles of Color and Sugar Content in Hummingbirds' Food Preferences.
ZoologyLadybug Spots and Breeding
ZoologyM&M Survival Challenge
ZoologyPedalism and Movement
ZoologyRespiration and Gills: What Factors Affect Respiration in an Aquatic Environment?
ZoologySkeleton Building
ZoologyTesting Ant Repellents
ZoologyThe Cat's Meow: Designing an Enrichment Toy
ZoologyThe Touch Response
ZoologyWhat Are You Blubbering About?
ZoologyWhat Is Home Sweet Home to a Bug?
ZoologyWhat is the Most Effective Treatment for Whitefly Infestations on Plants?
ZoologyWhat Seeds Do Birds Prefer to Eat?
ZoologyWhere Do Lizards Go for Lunch?
ZoologyWhere, Oh Where, Do the Wild Wolves Wander?
ZoologyWhy Do Birds Fly in a V-formation?
ZoologyWith a Little Bread as Bait, Can You Make a Bird Migrate?
ZoologyWorm Hunt: Isolating Soil Nematodes from Your Backyard

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