Jence Fair Project Tdeas How cana tate plant be grafted onto. pote plan? Hew is sound abtained froma compact 680 How does a nuclear reactor werk? How isa 2-yr ola infant’ ak different from ous? How does burning gasoline make a cor nove? How do we tll how far eway a stor from Earth? ‘What ells are best to build a house on? How do plants react to different Kinds of music, light, or/ond colors? ‘What is the best wo to dispose of paper? De plants move? Regeneration in Clam Worms Predator/prey interactions ‘Small ecorystem succession Enzyme activity stuies Growth spurts in children ‘Are cats right powed? Gender differences in memory tests How to clean up ol pill {a there realy a difference between (Coke and Pepsi?a 2. 2. SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR SCIENCE FAIR INVESTIGATIONS: Whats the eft of wind one amount of water that a plant reeds? (lg! Slocs) How can you gt ldey bans to grow fate? (Boia! Silence) How can youatet the shape of magne fd? (Physical ence) How high do you have orate moot board eget block se down it? How does covering {he bc wih ot or sandpaper or oer metal tect at hog? How does changing Be waht fn ck act hight? (Physical Sten) nates now fat an ic cabe mets in 3. How many way can you gt to ml fase thant {oes nai lou temperature? (Physeal Since) alae the ere of detergent on water? (Physical Sienee) bios magnies newsprint mare 2 water op ora s090y water op? (Prk Seles) patie he tigoet shadow you can mae win pice of paper 8 inches by 11 ches? What is the emolant shadow you can make wie the sate pec of papa’? Physeal Since) ‘mais he ofc of tring young plants upside down they gr0W? (Bcogial Scenes) How can you got sae to germinate testes? (Bclogca! Science) io seo grins asset! 0o ise sods grminate ater an big seeds? Bicagel Sones) iat epeces of eeaing cen survive longest in jus dap caton wool inthe dark? (ibis Seance) ‘Does a watecpck clos your ea bet han stander toothbrush? (ilo Selene) How do diferent deodorane sfc skin and othe Bologeal Sconce or Pryslcl Scenes) Witch fastest ay to cool a cup af ha water? (Phsial Science) ow ean you grow he biggest erst of sun? (Pryslel Science) ow doe lt tet plats? ‘bo sweet, s,s biter substancos tase the sme to everyone? How can you atest me time takes for bread is? nat happens when yu sak agg selsin vinegar? What sbout whan you sak hem in non Jes orterkichen chemicals? Pryecal Stone) Wat kid oft i fstst? ‘pane grow factor i'you tak (sng) other regulary Biogical Science) ‘Do peose whe play spare regu have the sme het rte a pele wh don? Do spre ‘oople recov rm eerie more uly thn lee actve poopie? (Belogeal Scence) /228. 6 2. “yh seeds sprout asic in olor ina plat bag wih sr cton won? (logis Since) Wali th att way to got food? Warm or oo places? Damp or? Light dar? in the presence of oher may binge? okies Seen} ‘preservatives n manufactured fond ely work? Try fren ways fo get Tus toot Which gum keep ve tha longest? Which lows th best pbbles? Whats most sey? ‘inn oes the most weight ater you chew (The weght sts te sugar your salva dissoved ewer) How ean you make sus lastongest? Carper shampoo te dishwashing detergent, Compare [Gfarrt ands of shampes to ach ther ara fern ren of detwashng detergent o each ‘ner. Pnyaeal Scene) Investigate a the ferent ates of state elooriy. Whats he eect of sae latity on paper, Hast ferent ind of Boao crea? (Physi Scince) \Which rand of ape towel stays songost when wet? (Physi Seence) Which roezes fastest Coke, Kool, evong ast water or weak sll water? (Physical Science) ow can yu tap ut apples tom gong brown? (loi! Science) nat muro wi iter separate? (Physical Scene) How can you maketh best cup phones? (Physi Stee) How 6 ones an pies of las end ight? Wine else can bend ght? (Phyl Science) ‘Walshe bes way to ep ste! tom rusting? (Physi Science) ic tring ystoms werk bes to ean ry wat? (Physical Selene) te olor fight let plat growth? (Bilge Since) (net canaions atest he growth of moi? (loi Sian) How doe emeeratr nunca yest el repteducon? Biological Scince) ow dose te sng nine plane act the work ot an objct? (Physical Selene) ic suraces provide he nas amount of eso? (Physic Scence) “Wich st and vegetables make good inst for aids and bases? (Physical Science) How dos water deen alc waar pressure? (Physi Since) ‘bie meters nut best against he cls? (Physical Sctence) ich mouthwases ears tha growth of acai? (Boll Sion) Da pater grow bet inthe igh or ar? (Bogal Sten) 130. 2. 6. Compare two pars of your bay to se which narmaty harbors more bce, (loi Selene) Fn the bast way to wath anger and remove he most bacteria. You could wy pape tows ying amare to araréng. You cols ty he eet of soap compar to ak yng, YU oul ty the ‘oa of soap compared ono wasp (lll! Scene) ‘Comare the aroun of actin gol samsles Yom wo fren are. ‘Des tall paper stop bacteria geting trough? Tr touching agar wih a naked ger andthe with {igor wtappe none ayer oto nape (Biogesl Sone) hic materls conde letiy? Ty diferent Rnd fi to, Physlcl Science) How docs he shape of rtctnesrface alt the retin of igh? Phys! Seance) ‘Wats the eatonship between mapncaton a he focal pot lr? (Physica Science) oss the clr oa conse tot the areunt fight energy absarbe? (Physical Sance) ow do otsprng rele! parents tris? (logical Science) ‘nat pats) ofa plant canbe wed to propagate pan? Science) Which design of pape plane wy the thes? (Physical Science) \Wno can estas to bl - cern or aut? (lg Seiencs) (can people Wenly torent inde of Kook by tase alone (lag! ence Whats th eect of dctargnt on he ten pon water? (Use containers ef pone water ~ do Pulte pond) oleae Science) \Wnatafectdoos sat have on te ropes of wate? (Example: Akt atoning ably with 209, ‘Sssoking aby suger, feezing ar boling pants) (Pysteal Soence). ‘Wal affects the succes of making sponge cake? 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