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Science Buddies: Bug Vacuums: Sucking Up Biodiversity
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: A Change in the Winds: Studying Bernoulli's Principle
You can actually make objects come together by blowing air between them. This is a simple way of implementing Bernoulli's principle. Find out how wind changes air pressure to bring to objects together in this easy and fun science fair...
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Science Buddies: Comparing Vocal Ranges: How High and Low Can You Go?
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: Where, Oh Where, Do the Wild Wolves Wander?
If you were leaving home for a long walk, how far would you go? One mile, 5 miles, 10 miles? How about 550 miles?. That's a long way, but some wolves have been known to travel that far when they are leaving their packs in search of a...
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Science Buddies: Tick Tock, Does Your Mouse Know the Time on the Clock?
For this science fair project, you will build a device that records your nocturnal pet's activity by monitoring movement of its exercise wheel to see how it varies during the day and night. You can also experiment with various ways of...
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Science Buddies: Knock Your Blocks Off: The Mechanics of Carnival Games
Why are those "simple" games at the fairs, carnivals, and boardwalks so hard? Is it really lack of skill or coordination or do those concessionaires use some basic laws of science to help them set up the games in their favor? This...
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Science Buddies: Watch Out! That Wild Animal Might Be Rabid!
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: A Day in the Life of Your Heart
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: Do You Love the Taste of Food? Find Out if You're a Supertaster
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: Do Males and Females Play the Same Types of Games?
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?
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?
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: Are We There Yet? Test How Migratory Birds Navigate
How do you figure out how to get places? Do you ask for directions, look at a map, or consult a compass? There are many ways for people to figure out how to travel from one place to another, but how do other animals do it? In this...
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Science Buddies: Reveal the Red: Exploring the Chemistry of Red Flower Pigments
Are all reds the same? Find out in this science fair project. Investigate if the pigments in one type of red flower are different from those in another type of red flower. Flowers contain an assortment of amazing chemicals that produce...
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Science Buddies: That's a Real Smile! .Or Is It?
If someone is smiling, it means they're happy, right? Well, not always. Sometimes people smile to be polite, or because they want to "appear" happy or friendly for social reasons. How easy is it to spot which smiles are genuine and which...
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Science Buddies: Keep Your Candy Cool With the Power of Evaporation!
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: Build Your Own Helio Tracker That Turns With the Sun
In this science fair project, design and build a mechanical sunflower device that faces the Sun as the sun moves through the sky. By harnessing solar energy, your sun tracker should follow the movement of the sun.
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Science Buddies: Guitar Jingle: Discovering the Locations of Harmonics
In this music science fair project, students will discover the locations of harmonics on an acoustic guitar and relate them to guitar string lengths.
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Science Buddies: Tracking Geomagnetic Storms in the Ionosphere
The Sun is the ultimate source of the energy that powers weather systems on Earth. Geomagnetic storms are sun-powered storms in the upper atmosphere, arising from energized particles that are periodically ejected by the Sun. Among other...
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Science Buddies: What Is the Woolly Mammoth's Closest Living Relative?
Although Woolly Mammoths have been extinct for thousands of years, scientists continue to learn more and more about this mighty animal. Some of the most exciting new research is being produced by looking at DNA extracted from the hair...
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Science Buddies: Can Your Body Temperature Tell the Time of Day?
If you have ever had to adjust to a new time zone, you have noticed that it takes a while before you start to feel normal again. By shifting your sleep and activity schedule, you have altered the pattern of your body's circadian rhythms....
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Science Buddies: Waste Not, Want Not: Use the Microbial Fuel Cell to Create Elec
Gross. What is that in the toilet? But maybe it's not just gross. Did you know there are bacteria that digest organic waste and create electrons? What if there was a way to collect those electrons to power a circuit? In this science fair...
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Science Buddies: Mp3 Squeeze: How Much Compression Is Too Much?
Do you love to listen to your MP3 player while you're exercising, or listen to songs on the Internet? The relatively recent development of MP3 technology has made it possible to take a stack of CD's and store them on a device no bigger...
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Science Buddies: Jack and Jill Went Up a Hill and Came Biking Down After
Are you a budding Lance Armstrong or Greg LeMond? Are you into cycling and speed? Then this is the science fair project for you. In this science fair project, you will determine the best gear ratio for your bike, to get the highest speed...