Articles tagged: "science fair projects"

1: Science Fair Projects - Dirty Air, Pee Yew!

You're outside in the yard with your family or at the local park. Maybe you're hanging out with your friends at the mall or skate park. A typical beautiful day; having fun, keeping busy, staying healthy. But wait! What are you breathing in as you go about your typical day? Everyday you are brea

2: The Science of Language - What 's Yours?

Here is a great idea for a science fair project. All you have to do is to research the various languages in the world and memorize just a few words from each one of them. Shouldn't be too hard! In Italian it is "Buon Giorno". In French "Bon Jour". In Israel "Bokar Tov". In Spain it is "Bueno

3: Science Fair Projects - DNA Solves Life 's Mysteries!

DNA is a nucleic acid that contains genetic information used in the development and functioning of living organisms. The purpose of DNA molecules is to store information. DNA is like a set of blueprints, since it contains the instructions needed to construct other components of cells, such as

4: Science Fair Projects -- Weird Topics, Cool Projects!

The average car driver spends about 14 days of his/her life waiting for traffic signals to turn from red to green. If you listened to books on tape while waiting you could "read" about 70 books during this time. In 1997 about 500 people in China were able to ski. Now in 2007, over 5 million Ch

5: Science Fair Projects -- Pollution and the Environment!

You and your family, as well as neighbors and friends fill up garbage pails for the trash man to take away at least once every week. Some of us separate items like plastic, paper, cans and bottles for recycling. This is a fairly new concept and is going a long way to help the environment. In

6: Science Fair Projects - A Teacher 's Guide

It 's that time of year again. Kids learn by doing, and this is the opportunity the inquisitive geniuses have been waiting for. Is second-hand smoke harmful? Do boys or girls have better study habits? Is the air more polluted at the bus station than near my home?Kids are always asking questions

7: Science Fair Project -- Superstitions, Silly or Valid?

Many superstitions can be the basis for science fair projects to help determine whether or not they are for real. I once heard that if you put an acorn on your window sill, it will keep the lightning out. This could be a science fair project if you have eight or ten years to do the experiment.

8: Science Fair Projects -- Are You Ready for Judgment Day?

The involved and energetic student has spent weeks, perhaps months on a science fair project. And now judgment day is approaching. Winning a prize would be nice, not earth shattering, but certainly a feather in the cap of the student. There are several things that the student should know to imp

9: Great Science Fair Project -- Do Gender Roles Exist?

Are men and women different in their tastes of how to spend free time? Are teenagers different? Here 's some background information that could be an interesting science fair project to help you find out. If you are not interested in doing a project, you could do this experiment for the fun of it

10: Science Fair Project Success -- Sixteen Tips!

The secret to a winning science fair project is finding a project you will love doing. Here are some important tips to help you find just the right project:DO choose an exciting topic that will interest and challenge you. It will be much more fun doing something you like.DON'T be afraid to try

11: Great Science Projects - Your Edge in the Competition!

I recently interviewed two students in the same class to get an idea of how they were handling their science fair projects. And the differences between the two were remarkable. Student A who we will call Johnny (no real names, please), had a whole team behind him. His mother is a teacher and