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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science Fair Studio: Coordinating a Science Fair

For Students 3rd - 8th
Access a wealth of resources for a coordinating a successful science fair. This section of the Science Fair Studio site is organized into several sections: "Why Do a Science Fair?", "Types of Projects,", "Science Fair Coordinator's...
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Discovery Education: Curriculum Center: Science

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The Discovery Channel provides numerous topics that are the most popular science topics taught in upper elementary and middle school. Content is organized by topics (Bacteria, Oceans, Solar System, etc.); all topics include quick facts,...
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Discovery Education: Science Fair Central: Getting Started

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students needing help getting started with a science fair project can find help choosing a project type, deciding a topic, gathering resources, and brainstorming. This site also includes a handy "Science Fair Shopping List" that contains...
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Science Buddies: Rooftop Gardens: Are They a Cool Idea?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Around the world, rooftops are being transformed into living green expanses. Besides beauty, rooftop gardens have a number of advantages, including growing food and taking carbon dioxide out of the air while releasing breathable oxygen....
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Science Buddies: Watch Out! That Wild Animal Might Be Rabid!

For Students 3rd - 8th
The word rabid often makes people think of an animal that is extremely violent, crazy, and maybe even foaming at the mouth. But not all animals infected with the rabies disease fit that description. Nevertheless, it is important to avoid...
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Science Buddies: Sweating the Score: Can Video Games Be a Form of Exercise?

For Students 3rd - 8th
The majority of video games are sedentary, meaning done in one position, but there is an increasing trend toward video games where the players are physically active. Whether or not these type of video games can be considered exercise is...
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Science Buddies: Bug Vacuums: Sucking Up Biodiversity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this science fair project you can take on the role of a wildlife biologist by examining the biodiversity of insects in your own backyard. To do this, you will follow the directions to create a homemade bug vacuum.
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Science Buddies: Do You Love the Taste of Food? Find Out if You're a Supertaster

For Students 3rd - 5th
To supertasters, the flavors of foods are much stronger than to average tasters. This can explain why some people are more picky about their food than others, because they experiences tastes in a much stronger form. Find out if you are a...
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Science Buddies: Rocking the Boat

For Students 3rd - 8th
Become an engineer for a day and discover the best way to keep from rocking the boat in this engineering science fair project. When a ship rocks back and forth, it can make people seasick, but also it makes it dangerous for jets to land...
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Science Buddies: Do Males and Females Play the Same Types of Games?

For Students 3rd - 8th
There are many different types, or genres, of computer and video games. This includes racing, fighting, sports, adventure, and puzzle games. Survey your classmates in this science fair project to find out if certain genres of games...
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Science Buddies: With a Little Bread as Bait, Can You Make a Bird Migrate?

For Students 1st - 5th
You might like to play in the autumn leaves and winter snow, but have you noticed that many birds don't like to stick around for the cold weather? And instead of the birds you're used to seeing in the warm months, your new feathered...
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Science Buddies: Tricks for Treats: How Long Does It Take to Train Your Pet?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever been to an animal show and seen a sea lion balance a ball on his nose, or a tiger jump through a hoop? Or maybe you've met dogs who can sit, fetch, shake, or beg on command. The range of tricks that you can teach animals is...
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Science Buddies: Comparing Vocal Ranges: How High and Low Can You Go?

For Students 3rd - 5th
What is the highest note you can sing? How about the lowest? Do you think males and females can reach the same notes? How about children and adults? Find out the answers to all these questions in this "note"-worthy science fair project.
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Science Buddies: Keep Your Candy Cool With the Power of Evaporation!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Did you know that your body has a built-in cooler? And it might not be what you think. Sweat is produced when you are hot, but its purpose is actually to cool your body as the water in it evaporates from your skin. In this science fair...
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Science Buddies: Ewww, Dog Breath! Does Active Play Take a Dog's Breath Away?

For Students 3rd - 5th
A project that requires you to play with a dog cannot be all that bad, right? This scientific experiment entails the respiratory functions of dogs. Learn the chemical and bodily processes going on within your canine companions...
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Science Buddies: A Day in the Life of Your Heart

For Students 3rd - 5th
Heart rates can be determined by the amount of physical activity your body is engaging in. The more physically active you are, the faster your heart beats. You can measure the rate your heart is beating by taking your pulse. This science...
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Science Buddies: Apparent Motion & Animation

For Students 3rd - 5th
This project investigates the phenomenon of apparent motion by making your own flip-book animations. This optical illusion experiment, while fun and short, will prove to be a very eye opening experience.
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Science Buddies: How Do Roots Grow When the Direction of Gravity Changes?

For Students 3rd - 8th
You might not know it, but plants are able to sense their environment and actually respond appropriately. One of the key parameters that every plant must respond to is the direction of gravity: stems go up (opposite to the pull of...
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Science Buddies: A Matter of Degrees: Tilt of Earth's Axis Affects the Seasons

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this science fair project, use a globe and a heat lamp to investigate how the angle of the Sun affects global warming. This project includes the objective, background questions, a list of all the materials you'll need, and the...
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Science Buddies: Can You Predict a Bird's Lifestyle Based on Its Feet?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Animals have special features that allow them to adapt to conditions in certain environments. You might not be able to dive down 3281 feet to observe the deep sea anglerfish, but in this science fair project you can discover what the...
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Science Buddies: Minding Your Mummies: The Science of Mummification

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Mummies have always played a part in nightmares for Western cultures, but in ancient Egypt, mummification was a serious religious ritual. They believed that preserving human remains was necessary so that the previous owner could enjoy...
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Science Buddies: Rocky Secrets: Where Does Oil Hide?

For Students 3rd - 5th
You may have heard the expression, "You can't get blood from a stone." But what about oil? Can you get petroleum oil from a stone? In this geology science fair project, you'll find out what kinds of stones make the best storage rocks for...
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Science Buddies: From Trash to Gas: Biomass Energy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have you ever dreamed of a world where you could take the scraps from last night's dinner and toss them into your car's fuel tank and make gas? Well, we're not quite in "Back to the Future" yet, but in this energy science fair project,...
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Science Buddies: Speed Quest

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this sports science fair project, you will find out how to compute speeds needed to achieve world records. Not only that, but you'll learn what speed is, and how to measure it in almost anything that moves. So head for the track,...

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