All Science Fair Projects

What are factors that affect a toad's respiration?
This is an activity which uses frogs or toads to demonstrate scientific method, by measuring the respiration rate, as well as the other external features of the live specimen. The kids enjoy working with the Arizona Toads.

Do changes in the environment such as temperature and light affect shrimp in their choice of habitats?
In this lab, you will examine the habitat preferences of the brine shrimp, Artemia. You will use controlled experimentation to determine the thermal, pH, and light environments selected by Artemia. Based on your experience with this lab, you will design an experiment that could be used to survey other variables and other organisms.

How to make your own comet
In ancient times, people did not understand the objects in the sky, how they moved or what they were. They did not know what a comet was, where it came from, or where it went. A large comet is a spectacular sight and inspired both awe and fear in primitive peoples.

Explain how the tilt of the earth works
Demonstrate that seasons exist because of the tilt of the earth and its impact on the intensity of the sunlight at a given location.

Does our sense of smell and sight affect how food tastes?
Does our sense of smell and sight affect how food tastes to us?

Do you have a blind spot and if so, how can you determine your blind spot?
One of the most dramatic experiments to perform is the demonstration of the blind spot. The blind spot is the area on the retina without receptors that respond to light. Therefore an image that falls on this region will NOT be seen. It is in this region that the optic nerve exits the eye on its way to the brain. To find your blind spot, look at the image below or draw it on a piece of paper:

What does a barometer do? Make your own barometer to demonstrate how it can be used
What is air pressure? Did you know you can make something that will measure air pressure? You can actually do a bit of weather predicting from a simple made-at-home piece of equipment.

What are anti-bubbles?
An Antibubble is similar to a bubble, but the roles of the water and the air are reversed. This experiment shows you the characteristics of an anti-bubble!

Demonstrate how volcano's erupt using an air-pressure model
You may wish to do this demonstration outside. This apparatus will use air pressure to propel tephra (sand) into the air. A fan disperses the tephra downwind where it accumulates to form a cinder cone. Visibility of the tephra is enhanced if a white sheet or cardboard is used as a backdrop and drop cloth.

What causes a tsunami? Demonstrate this with a model
A Tsunami (Japanese for 'harbour wave') is a wave generated by an undersea earthquake,landslip or volcanic eruption so if you want to demonstrate what causes a tsunami rarher than it effect that it may have then we have to think about simulating an undersea earthquake.