Stop for a minute and try to imagine your world without electrical power and electronic gadgets.
No convenient appliances in the kitchen, no electric lights. No computers, MP3 players, television, or video games.
Your life would be completely different, wouldn't it? Electricity and electronics are so central to modern life that, paradoxically, they're easy to overlook.
Instructions and materials for these science and engineering projects for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade are available on our website:
1. Balloon Car: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Phys_p099/physics/balloon-powered-car-challenge?ytid=RnTZ6b8YmHI&ytsrc=description
2. Infinity Mirror: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p080/electricity-electronics/build-an-infinity-mirror?ytid=RnTZ6b8YmHI&ytsrc=description
3. Wind Turbine:…
Materials and instructions for each project:
1 https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p104/electricity-electronics/magnetic-pet-door?ytid=9WPUOhPCDzQ&ytsrc=description
2 https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p088/electricity-electronics/build-a-circuit-to-detect-ripe-produce?ytid=9WPUOhPCDzQ&ytsrc=description
3…
Build an Arduino-controlled, magnetically activated automatic pet door in this fun engineering project! A parts list, circuit diagram, and example code are all available on the Science Buddies website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p104/electricity-electronics/magnetic-pet-door?ytid=Um0rbRKgjDM&ytsrc=description
Servo motor tutorial: https://youtu.be/qJC1nt_eJZs
Reed switch tutorial: https://youtu.be/iBjNpcQ4fG8
Complete Arduino tutorial playlist:…
This video has instructions for a DIY paper speaker. Written instructions are available on the Science Buddies website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/make-a-paper-speaker?ytid=liSEwqdq7aA&ytsrc=description To use a paper speaker in a science project, see: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Phys_p101/physics/paper-speakers-loud?ytid=liSEwqdq7aA&ytsrc=description
Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over 1,500 other hands-on…
Find the power of each element and overall efficiency of an LED circuit. LED circuit design science project: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p101/electricity-electronics/efficient-led-circuit-design?ytid=xx5ou6n0GEU&ytsrc=description
LED Circuit Design Playlist:
1. No Math: https://youtu.be/2pHVIqcyf18
2. Choose resistor for single LED: https://youtu.be/JkFkUTxMkCk
3. Solve for current with a known resistor: https://youtu.be/OgRzJmu03VY
4. Power and…
Convert a stuffed animal into a light-up activity timer using an Arduino in this fun project! A parts list, circuit diagram, and example code are all available on the Science Buddies website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p100/electricity-electronics/light-up-activity-timer?ytid=M8e6T-Hc9wE&ytsrc=description
Tinkercad circuit with example code: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/iHErTg4blOk
Arduino tutorial playlist:…
Instructions and materials for these 6th grade science and engineering projects are available on our website:
1. Robot Hand: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p001/robotics/drinking-straw-robot-hand?ytid=Z95keYR60CY&ytsrc=description
2. Electromagnet: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p035/electricity-electronics/strength-of-an-electromagnet?ytid=Z95keYR60CY&ytsrc=description
3. Slime:…
Materials and instructions for each project:
1. AI Tic Tac Toe: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/ArtificialIntelligence_p013/artificial-intelligence/min-max-tic-tac-toe?ytid=Dq0lBn15q5U&ytsrc=description
2. Mini drone: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p038/robotics/drone-programming-arduino?ytid=Dq0lBn15q5U&ytsrc=description
3. Electrolyte challenge:…
Materials and instructions for each project:
1. Self-driving car: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p042/robotics/arduino-self-driving-car?ytid=RbzVx3ycceY&ytsrc=description
2. Automatic dog door: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p104/electricity-electronics/magnetic-pet-door?ytid=RbzVx3ycceY&ytsrc=description
3. Ion wind rotor:…
Here are 15 of our popular electronics projects for kids! Written instructions and materials for each project are available on the Science Buddies website:
1. Homopolar motor https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/how-to-make-a-homopolar-motor?ytid=GfzqhohbtSQ&ytsrc=description
2. Strength of an Electromagnet https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p035/electricity-electronics/strength-of-an-electromagnet?ytid=GfzqhohbtSQ&ytsrc=description
3. Paper…
/-/https/www.sciencebuddies.org/cdn/Files/21464/5/sb-logo.png){kind=logo}
/-/https/www.sciencebuddies.org/cdn/Files/21464/5/sb-logo.png){kind=logo}
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/GfzqhohbtSQ/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/RnTZ6b8YmHI/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/9WPUOhPCDzQ/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/Um0rbRKgjDM/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/liSEwqdq7aA/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/xx5ou6n0GEU/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/M8e6T-Hc9wE/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/Z95keYR60CY/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/Dq0lBn15q5U/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/RbzVx3ycceY/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/i.ytimg.com/vi/GfzqhohbtSQ/maxresdefault.jpg)
/-/https/img.youtube.com/vi/U7XYzPfutBs/0.jpg)
/-/https/img.youtube.com/vi/pK-iPwtW4W8/0.jpg)
/-/https/img.youtube.com/vi/lj4DB5G3ZRE/0.jpg)