Science And Your Favorite Fair

If you are finding it hard to come up with a science fair project idea on your own, here are some science fair project ideas for you to peruse. They are for different grade levels. Perhaps they can spark your creativity and let you come up with your own project. Any one of these can be the basis for your own science fair project.

Science Fair Project Suggestions

1. Bioluminescence in animals - what is it used for, how is it produced, what animals are bioluminescent? Is there a way of producing this light artificially?

2. How clean is the air you breathe? This could involve many ways of getting data, from particulate collection to studies of air quality in certain locations. Your science fair project can even relate the number of people with the pollution levels in a particular locality. You can also relate pollution levels with the number of persons who have hospitalized for pollution-related illnesses. This topic could also be extended in a number of ways, such as what people are doing to help solve the problem, pinpointing the sources of air pollution or highlighting some other indicators of air quality (e.g. the state of local wildlife and plant life).

3. What makes balloons fly? This type of science fair project has already been answered. Research rather than experimentation is required. However, this topic can be extended to show whether air pressure within the balloon affects the height or length of flight as well as the distance that the balloon can cover.

4. What determines the color of the sky? This involves research. For a better presentation, you can demonstrate the concept by using a prism. You can also try to show why the sky appears blue sometimes yet gray on other times.

5. Does the pH level of water affect the ease by which stain can be removed off clothes? For this, you need to use the same cloth material, the same stain, the same amount of stain, the same detergent, and the same amount of water. The water will only vary by PH level.

6. Does the temperature of water affect the rate by which it can dissolve sugar? You need to do various experiments involving the same amount of sugar and water. The water's temperature in each experiment, however, should vary. You can also repeat the experiments to involve salt instead of sugar.

7. How can you generate electricity from wind? This type of science fair project involves research and modeling. You need to create a prototype of an electric generator that draws power from the wind. A windmill can be made though you can design an original generator.

8. What is the optimal amount of fertilizer for your local soil? For each soil sample, use a different amount of fertilizer and test the rate of growth of the plant. Plot outcomes and then pinpoint the amount of fertilizer that would bring optimal results (weighing costs of fertilizers and improvement in plant growth).