What should I do for my science fair project?

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Hi,
I go to an extremely prestigious school called Hunter College High School, and I need a good science fair project. Here is a list of acceptable topics:
Some Suggestions for Science Fair Project Topics
Grade 8: Physical Science

Chemistry

Identifying and Testing Different Kinds of Polymers (Plastics)
Soaps and Detergents
Sunscreens
Toothpaste
Aspirin
Air Ships (Blimps, The Hindenburg)
Acid Rain
Electroplating
The Effects of Salt and Acid on Rusting
Growing Crystals
Catalysts
Experimenting with Bubble Making
Fire Extinguishers: Principles of Operation and Factors Affecting Their Use
Petroleum Refining (Distillation)
Viscosities of Various Liquids
Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Factors Affecting the Rate of Evaporation of Liquids
Chemistry of Soft Drinks
What Drinks Are Harmful to Your Teeth?
Flame Tests
Making Acid-Base (pH) Indicators from Plants
Antacids
Batteries: Types, Rechargeable vs. Disposable, Shelf Life
Air Purification Methods
Water Purification Methods
What is in Our Drinking Water?
The Chemistry of Dyes
Chemistry of Forensics
Carbon-14 Dating
Gas Laws
Paper Chromatography
Leavening Agents (Baking)
Alternative Energy Sources
Calorimetry


Earth Science and Astronomy

Make Your Own Weather Station
Greenhouse Effect
Note: More earth science and astronomy topics and all the physics topics are on the reverse side
Earth Science and Astronomy (cont’d)

Global Warming
Rising Sea Level
Milankovitch Cycles
How do Changes in Atmospheric Pressure Help Us Predict the Weather?
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Plate Techtonics
Mapping the Sun’s Path in the Sky at Different Seasons of the Year
Identifying Types of Rocks and Minerals
Ocean Tides
Sunspots
Solar Flares
The Hot Spot Theory of Volcanos
Volcanos on the Earth and Other Planets
Rings of Saturn


Physics

Bernoulli’s Principle
Hot Air Balloons
Which Homemade Airplane Design Flies Best?
Helicopters
Submarines
Physics of the Musical Instrument of Your Choice
The Best Materials for Insulation
The Physics of Sports
What Factors Affect the Bounce of a Dropped Ball?
The Design and Mechanism of the Panama Canal
The Design and Mechanism of the Hoover Dam
Bridge Building
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Designing an Energy Efficient Home
Electric Cars
The Physics of Roller Coasters
How do Radios Work? AM vs. FM. Build a Radio!
How do TV’s Work?
Ski and Snowboard Design
Physics of Scuba Diving
Lightning
Static Electricity
Electric Circuits
Magnets
Electromagnets
Superconductivity

Thank you so much. If you could just give me any websites or refrence points or even an experiment idea, I would be extremely grateful. Thanks!

[norman40]

Hi Mannyhannies,

You've got a great list of topics to choose from! My suggestion is to pick a topic that you are genuinely curious about. Next, you might try browsing the list of Science Buddies projects to see if any are related to the topic you chose. You might work on a Science Buddies project as described or you could use one or more projects as inspiration to develop your own.

The Science Buddies project guide offers some great information about getting started on your project. This includes formulating a research question about your topic. And there's guidance on constructing a hypothesis and testing it with an experiment. Here's a link to the project guide:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ience-fair

I hope this helps. Please ask again if you have more questions.

A. Norman