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Cold Room? Heat It Up with A Homemade Solar Air Heater
Cold Room? Heat It Up with A Homemade Solar Air Heater
Difficulty
Time Required Average (6-10 days)
Prerequisites None
Material Availability Readily available
Cost Average ($50 - $100)
Safety You need to cut cardboard for this project and use paint. Always exercise caution when using a sharp knife and scissors. Paint in an area with good ventilation.

What do humans need to survive? We need food, water, and warm shelter. We all need a warm place to live, particularly when it's chilly outside. How do many of us warm our houses or apartments? We depend on fossil fuels to supply gas and electricity to our heaters. But burning fossil fuels to create energy is harmful to the environment. What if there was a way to warm our homes without burning fossil fuels and it was free? In this science fair… Read more
Energy Is Blowing in the Wind
Energy Is Blowing in the Wind
Difficulty
Time Required Average (6-10 days)
Prerequisites None
Material Availability Readily available
Cost Very Low (under $20)
Safety Use caution and have an adult with you at unfamiliar locations or locations with traffic nearby.

Have you ever watched how trees sway and bend in a strong wind? Have you ever thought about all the homes that could be powered with forces from the wind? In this project you'll discover, through trees, good places in your community for generating wind power. Read more
From Contaminated to Clean: How Filtering Can Clean Water
From Contaminated to Clean: How Filtering Can Clean Water
Difficulty
Time Required Average (6-10 days)
Prerequisites You must have access to a stovetop.
Material Availability You will need to purchase a water filter kit. See the Materials and Equipment list for details.
Cost Low ($20 - $50)
Safety You must exercise caution when using a stovetop. Adult supervision is recommended.

Living in the industrialized world, like the United States, we are fortunate because we don't have to worry about the quality of our drinking water. Your community has the means to clean and provide water to you. But in many parts of the world, people don't have this luxury. Whether it is due to war or poverty, the lack of clean water leads to many health and social problems. In this environmental engineering science project, you will learn… Read more
How Much Can Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
How Much Can Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
Difficulty
Time Required Very Long (1+ months)
Prerequisites You will need to track your family car's gas mileage for this project.
Material Availability Readily available
Cost Very Low (under $20)
Safety No issues

Are you concerned about global warming and greenhouse gases? Here's a project that shows how hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Compare your own car's greenhouse gas emissions to hybrid cars using online data from PG&E and Google.org's RechargeIT project. Read more
Rooftop Gardens: Are They a Cool Idea?
Rooftop Gardens: Are They a Cool Idea?
Difficulty
Time Required Short (2-5 days)
Prerequisites None
Material Availability Readily available
Cost Low ($20 - $50)
Safety Use caution when using exacto knife.

Would you like some sky vegetables for dinner? How about some fresh-cut roof flowers to put in vases in your house? Around the world, rooftops are being transformed into living green expanses. Besides beauty, rooftop gardens have a number of advantages, including growing food and taking carbon dioxide out of the air while releasing breathable oxygen. But can rooftop gardens also keep your house cooler and lower your energy bill? Try this science… Read more
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