Cool Human Body Science Fair Project Ideas

What effect does exercise have on your appetite? Does caffeine have an effect on your reaction time or other physical abilities? Can you tell the difference between various soft drinks without using your sense of smell? Does hair color have an affect on the speed at which it grows? Is the speed at which your hair grows related to temperature? Does an increase in heart speed heighten your senses? Research family traits such as hair color and height. Do wounds heal faster with or without band aids?

What are some of the characteristics of human saliva?

What effect does age have on various physical skills? (Sight, reaction time etc) What would be worse for your health, licking a toilet bowl or a coin? Does looking at a computer screen have an affect on your short term eye sight? How much heat does a human produce? Study different techniques for improving short term memory. If age affects memory, at what point does your memory start to get worse? Why do we use toothpaste when we brush our teeth? What kinds of television shows affect your heart rate the greatest? Is there a relationship between your fitness level and the chances of catching a cold? Are you more likely to get sick if you are stressed? Is there such thing as an optimal amount of sleep? Does taking a nap during the afternoon improve your concentration during the evening? Do hot drinks make your digestive system work better? Why do humans cry? Is one of your eyes stronger than the other? Research if there are any relationships between gender and various types of allergies. What seasons are the most common for catching a cold or flu? Are tanning beds dangerous for your health? Do you breathe in chalk particles while wiping a blackboard?

Fun Dog Facts for Kids

Enjoy these fun dog facts that deliver a variety of information about interesting breeds, puppies, guide dogs such as Labradors and much more. As the famous saying goes, dogs are mans best friend. Whether its as reliable workers, family pets or loyal companions, dogs are wonderful domestic animals that offer a number of qualities that are put to good use by humans.

In total there is said to be around 400 million dogs in the world.

The domestic dog has been one of the most popular working and companion animals throughout human history. Dogs perform many useful tasks for humans including hunting, farm work and security as well as assisting those with disabilities such as the blind. Although experts often disagree, there is scientific evidence which shows that the domestication of dogs could have occurred more than 15,000 years ago. There are hundreds of different breeds of dogs. Examples of these breeds include: Bulldog, German Shepherd, Collie, Golden Retriever, St Bernard, Greyhound, Bloodhound, Chihuahua, Labrador, Great Dane, Rottweiler, Boxer and Cocker Spaniel. The most popular breed of dog in the world by registered ownership is the Labrador. With their gentle nature, obedience, intelligence and near limitless energy, Labradors make for excellent family pets and reliable workers. They often assist police and are a common choice as guide dogs. Dogs have formed such a strong bond as pets, workers and companions to humans that they have earned the nickname "man's best friend". Humans help train various dog breeds to enter in competitions such as breed shows, agility and obedience contests, racing and sled pulling. Dog have superior hearing than humans, capable of hearing sounds at four times the distance. Dogs have a remarkable sense of smell, they are capable of differentiating odors in concentrations nearly 100 million times lower than humans can. The average life span for a dog is around 10 to 14 years. Those involved in dog breeding refer to males as dogs, females as bitches, dogs younger than a year old as puppies and a group of offspring as a litter.

Domestic dogs are omnivores, they feed on a variety of foods including grains, vegetables and meats.

Fun Cat Facts for Kids

Check out these fun cat facts for kids. Learn about cats as pets, their unique behavior, how long they sleep and much more. Read on and enjoy the wide range of interesting facts about cats and kittens.

Cats are one of, if not the most, popular pet in the world.
There are over 500 million domestic cats in the world. Cats and humans have been associated for nearly 10000 years. Cats conserve energy by sleeping for an average of 13 to14 hours a day. Cats have flexible bodies and teeth adapted for hunting small animals such as mice and rats. A group of cats is called a clowder, a male cat is called a tom, a female cat is called a molly or queen while young cats are called kittens. Domestic cats usually weight around 4 kilograms (8 lb 13 oz) to 5 kilograms (11 lb 0 oz). The heaviest domestic cat on record is 21.297 kilograms (46 lb 15.2 oz). Cats can be lethal hunters and very sneaky, when they walk their back paws step almost exactly in the same place as the front paws did beforehand, this keeps noise to a minimum and limits visible tracks. Cats have powerful night vision, allowing them to see at light levels six times lower than what a human needs in order to see. Cats also have excellent hearing and a powerful sense of smell. Older cats can at times act aggressively towards kittens. Domestic cats love to play, this is especially true with kittens who love to chase toys and play fight. Play fighting among kittens may be a way for them to practice and learn skills for hunting and fighting. On average cats live for around 12 to 15 years. Cats spend a large amount of time licking their coats to keep them clean.

Feral cats are often seen as pests and threats to native animals.

Fun Tiger Facts for Kids

Enjoy these fun tiger facts for kids. Learn about different types of tigers, how big they are, how fast they run, how they hunt and more. Check out the wide range of interesting facts about tigers and their cubs.

The tiger is the biggest species of the cat family. Tigers can reach a length of up to 3.3 metres (11 feet) and weigh as much as 300 kilograms (660 pounds). Subspecies of the tiger include the Sumatran Tiger, Siberian Tiger, Bengal Tiger, South China Tiger, Malayan Tiger and Indochinese Tiger. Many subspecies of the tiger are either endangered or already extinct. Humans are the primary cause of this through hunting and the destruction of habitats. Around half of tiger cubs dont live beyond two years of age. Tiger cubs leave their mother when they are around 2 years of age. A group of tigers is known as an ambush or streak. Tigers are good swimmers and can swim up to 6 kilometres. Rare white tigers carry a gene that is only present in around 1 in every 10000 tigers. Tigers usually hunt alone at night time. Tigers have been known to reach speeds up to 65 kph (40 mph). Less than 10% of hunts end successfully for tigers Tigers can easily jump over 5 metres in length. Various tiger subspecies are the national animals of Bangladesh, India, North Korea, South Korea and Malaysia. There are more tigers held privately as pets than there are in the wild. Tigers that breed with lions give birth to hybrids known as tigons and ligers.

Fun Frog Facts for Kids

Frogs are fascinating animals that feature unique behaviors and characteristics. Keep reading for more interesting information and frog facts.

A frog is an amphibian. They lay their eggs in water. The eggs hatch into a tadpole which lives in water until it metamorphoses into an adult frog. Tadpoles look more like fish than frogs, they have long finned tails and breathe through gills. An amphibian can live both on land and in water.

Although frogs live on land their habitat must be near swamps, ponds or in a damp place. This is because they will die if their skin dries out. Instead of drinking water, frogs soak it into their body through their skin.

Frogs breathe through their nostrils while also absorbing about half the air they need through their skin.

ogs use their sticky, muscular tongue to catch and swallow food. Unlike humans, their tongue is not attached to the back of its mouth. Instead it is attached to the front, enabling the frog to stick its tongue out much further. The common pond frog is ready to breed when it is only three years old.

Frogs in the wild face many dangers and are lucky to survive several years. In captivity however, frogs can live for much longer.

Frogs can see forwards, sideways and upwards all at the same time. They never close their eyes, even when they sleep.

markably, frogs actually use their eyes to help them swallow food. When the frog blinks, its eyeballs are pushed downwards creating a bulge in the roof of its mouth. This bulge squeezes the food inside the frog's mouth down the back of its throat.

Fun Wolf Facts for Kids

Living and hunting in packs, wolves are wild dogs that come from the same group as the dingo and coyote. They can reach speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph) when chasing prey and include a number of species such as the gray wolf (also known as the grey wolf or timber wolf), red wolf, arctic wolf, mexican wolf and white wolf. Read on for more interesting information and enjoy our full list of wolf facts.

Wolves are excellent hunters and have been found to be living in more places in the world than any other mammal except humans. The wolf is the ancestor of all breeds of domestic dog. It is part of a group of animals called the wild dogs which also includes the dingo and the coyote. Most wolves weigh about 40 kilograms but the heaviest wolf ever recorded weighed over 80 kilograms! Adult wolves have large feet. A fully grown wolf would have a paw print nearly 13 centimetres long and 10 centimetres wide. Wolves live and hunt in groups called a pack. A pack can range from two wolves to as many as 20 wolves depending on such factors as habitat and food supply. Most packs have one breeding pair of wolves, called the alpha pair, who lead the hunt. Wolf pups are born deaf and blind while weighing around 0.5 kg (1 lb). It takes about 8 months before they are old enough to actively join in wolf pack hunts. Wolves in the Arctic have to travel much longer distances than wolves in the forest to find food and will sometimes go for several days without eating. When hunting alone, the wolf catches small animals such as squirrels, hares, chipmunks, raccoons or rabbits. However, a pack of wolves can hunt very large animals like moose, caribou and yaks. When the pack kills an animal, the alpha pair always eats first. As food supply is often irregular for wolves, they will eat up to 1/5th of their own body weight at a time to make up for days of missed food. Wolves have two layers of fur, an undercoat and a top coat, which allow them to survive in temperatures as low at minus 40 degrees Celsius! In warmer weather they flatten their fur to keep cool.
A wolf can run at a speed of 65 kilometres per hour during a chase. Wolves have long

legs and spend most of their time trotting at a speed of 12-16 kilometres per hour. They can keep up a reasonable pace for hours and have been known to cover distances of 90 kilometres in one night.

More fun animal facts:

Rats breed so quickly that in just 18 months, 2 rats could have created over 1 million relatives. The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away. Horses and cows sleep while standing up. Giant Arctic jellyfish have tentacles that can reach over 36 metres in length. Locusts have leg muscles that are about 1000 times more powerful than an equal weight of human muscle. Hummingbirds are so agile and have such good control that they can fly backwards. Instead of bones, sharks have a skeleton made from cartilage. Insects such as bees, mosquitoes and cicadas make noise by rapidly moving their wings. The horn of a rhinoceros is made from compacted hair rather than bone or another substance. Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world. Even when a snake has its eyes closed, it can still see through its eyelids. Unlike humans, sheep have four stomachs, each one helps them digest the food they eat. Despite the white, fluffy appearance of Polar Bears fur, it actually has black skin. As well as being a famous Looney Tunes character, the Tasmanian Devil is a real animal that is only found in the wild in Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world. The average housefly only lives for 2 or 3 weeks. Mosquitoes can be annoying insects but did you know that it's only the female mosquito that actually bites humans. Cats use their whiskers to check whether a space is too small for them to fit through or not.