I need an idea for a Science Fair Project, but can't think of anything. I want to do something about DDR (Dance Dance Revolution), but I still don't know what to do about DDR. I also might want to do something about music, but have no idea what to do. (For ex:: my friend is researching-and experime...

hi, i'm just tryin the explaination of of IO3- ions from KIO3 and HSO3- ions from NaSO4 from the reaction of reaction of KIO3 + NaHSO4 (the starch turning blue experiment can someone help me out its urgent. I'm more than a bit unclear on what you are asking. Could you try asking with some more expl...

I am trying to write an abstract for my project (Can the Speed of Light Be Measured through Jello?) and I'm having a hard time. I can't really think of what information I should include and what to leave out. My teacher says that it has to be two paragraphs long. So far I only have a few sentences ...

i need help thinking of a title for my project. it is about color blindness and the stroop effect test. I also don't know what catagory it would fit under. Have you worked through the helper site for Science Buddies: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_topic.shtml What question are you...

I'm trying to help my nine year old come up with an experiment. It is on the effects of smoking on the heart. There seems to be alot of experiments for the effects of smoking on the lungs, but nothing for the heart. We have all the research done and everything typed up, but on ideas for an experime...

I want to do an expirement on how does alcohol effect the body. but how would i go at this? I thought about doing a flame test to see which alcohol would do the most damage to the body. Would this be a good approch? If so how would i do it? I would like all information and help from anyone who coul...

Can anyone help? My daughter came home and has to do a project she submitted. She said she wants to make an "earring finder" Long to short. Attach a receiver to earrings push a button on transmitter and receiver beeps. What do I need to get her to make this work?! Great idea!! I want one!...

My son is doing a project on corroding metals. He wants to use iron, carbon steel, and copper. We were able to find similar samples of "moldable" steel (I hope I got that right) and copper, but could not find iron anywhere. We checked hardware stores and crafts stores. Does anyone know of...

hey, i need help building a mechanical arm to pick up a pencil a meter away. i got sum ideas but i dont know if they will work please give me some ideas!!!! ~matty~ Matty, building this kind of "mechanical" or "robotic" arm is fun! What kind of ideas do you have? Couple of point...

I am looking for papers related to eye sight capacity for red-eared slider turtles. I'd like to find out which colors they are able to see and distinguish. Fishman, where have you looked? Have you tried searching scholar.google.com or Askjeeves.com or dogpile.com? Use a phrase like "slider tur...

Hello, my partner and I have decided to do a science fair project on counterfeit money. We would like to find answers to the following questions. 1. How can we improve security features on Canadian bills? 2. How are criminals surpassing these security features? 3. How do the new Canadian bills diff...

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for a science fair project that would involve experimenting with makeup/cosmetics. I read about the waterproof mascara experiment, but is there anything else out there? I know that I procrastinate. :roll: But this is due tomorrow. (The idea proposal.) Babeeta...

What is the Effect on Materials put in Sandbags on the Stoppage of Floods. Which basically means, if there is a flood, then does the materials in sandbags effect the stoppage of water? We plan to learn does the effect on different types of sandbags play a role when it comes to stopping floods. -On ...

thx - i understand the functions of the canal - still very stumped on materials and design to use in model? any suggestions? Sophia, a lot might depend on the size you want to model... Since the primary function of a canal lock is to allow a boat to move from one water level to another, how about s...

:shock: I need an idea, I am in a Grade 8 academically talented class, could you give me an idea? :idea: Kevin (I assume?) We need a bit more from you to help you effectively. :) Have you gone through the main website for Science Buddies: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/ using the "Topic Select...

I am in high school and currently doing a science fair project. The topic is the effect of UV light on the survival of duckweed plants. We placed the duckweed plants at successive distances from the UV light. We would like to know the end result of this experiment to compare our with. Please reply ...

What is the Effect on Materials put in Sandbags on the Stoppage of Floods. Which basically means, if there is a flood, then does the materials in sandbags effect the stoppage of water? We plan to learn does the effect on different types of sandbags play a role when it comes to stopping floods. -On ...

Hi everone. I was wondering whether anyone had any suggestions for this project of mine. I have to design some primers to perform a semi-quantitative PCR. Here is the cDNA of interest: <snip> Thanks in advance for all your help. Genotype, you might get an answer from our more knowledgeable biology ...

FOund another site that described more what I was looking for, with a water bath making use of the concept of volume displaced.

http://www.netl.doe.gov/coolscience/res ... &a_99.html

Look at the bottom of that page.

I originally wanted to measure either the amount of oxygen there is, or the energy given from the glucose (because of the photosynthesis equation), but I could not find any cheap solution to measure oxygen in a given amount of air, so I was wondering if it is possible to measure the amount of carbo...

Consider a "Rube Goldberg" kind of device. One that simply moves a ball around, like a ball bearing or a marble, from one point to another. The function of the overall system is not likely to be critical. What will be important is using all the various devices. Have fun with it. Consider u...

Joan, thanks for posting your experience on our Ask an Expert Forum! Glad you are doing well now. We are not experts in medical treatment; instead we are here to help K-12 school students with their science projects. Thus, having a dialogue on this here in this Forum is probably not your best place....

I AM TRYING TO FIND 60 FACTS ON HOW HEAT AFFECTS SUGAR hi! :) What kind of facts are you looking for? Have you identified any facts of which you are unclear? What do you think might be some? Have you checked some of the research places mentioned in this forum? Could you expand this a bit more so we...

I Dont know if i am aloud to ise my topic!!! Its How does fashion inpact others around u and my categories i can use are... Category Descriptions Biochemistry - Chemistry of life processes-molecular biology, molecular genetics, enzymes, photosynthesis, blood chemistry, protein chemistry, food chemi...

My 6-year old loves science and has asked to have a Science birthday party in September. Obviously, I want to encourage this interest. I am looking for 5-6 experiments with great "WOW" factor to perform with/for his buddies. I would like to incorporate different areas of science. Inexpens...

please oh please! i need help about the therapeutic effect of tawa-tawa leaves on dengue fever. :cry: I am a freshman taking up bachelor of science in biology major in zoology. Kassandra, I can't help much here specifically. Have you tried scholar.google? or any of the college online research libra...

I placed a small amount of rock salt in the bottom of a glass and covered it with about four ounces of tap water. In a few days the glass is covered with salt above the water line. Why does this happen? Paula, controls on experiments are important to really know what is happening. :) Marking the fi...

my topic is: HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS: Is your cleanser stronger than dirt? my teacher wants me to give a detailed discussion of my experiment which include chemical equations what equations am i going to use and what numbers am i going to use and which cleaners should i use? The relevant equations depen...

[quote="WF7388"]@davidkallman - I live in the state of Oregon, and thus need a location that a student ( age < 18 ) such as myself can reasonably expect to get to without excess of inconvenience. To date, I have looked at Reed, University of Oregon, and Oregon State University. I don't kno...

alacorn123 wrote:I'm doing a prodject on the effects of radon and I need to know if can Radon be seperated from other gases and put in a bottle for my experiment?

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