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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Do String Players Have Longer Left Fingers?

For Students 9th - 10th
Physical activity is needed for maintaining normal bone strength and mass. But whether physical stress on finger bones during development leads to an increase in finger length, is something you will discover in this project not by...
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Science Buddies: Caffeine and Heart Rate: A Pharmacological Study Using Daphnia

For Students 9th - 10th
In this project, water fleas (Daphnia magna), a semi-transparent freshwater crustacean, are used to study the effects of caffeine on heart rate. You do not have to learn how to take a crustacean's pulse though, because you can actually...
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Science Buddies: Rainbow Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Astronomers can determine the atomic composition of distant stars by measuring the spectrum of light emitted by the star. Sound cool? Well in this project you can do something similar by observing the color of flames when various...
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Science Buddies: Testing a Parabolic Reflector With Light From an Led

For Students 9th - 10th
You can see examples of parabolic reflectors in flashlights, car headlights, satellite TV antennas, and even on the sidelines at football games. In this project, you can use an LED and a simple photodector to investigate this concept.
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Science Buddies: Dog Toys: What Makes One a Favorite or a Flop to Fido?

For Students 3rd - 8th
It seems as though dogs, like people, have definite preferences for their play things. This fun project investigates what makes a toy interesting to a dog. In these experiments, you and your dog can have some fun while you learn about...
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Science Buddies: Who Done It? Dna Fingerprinting and Forensics

For Students 9th - 10th
DNA fingerprinting (also known as DNA profile analysis and DNA typing), is a method of distinguishing between individuals by analyzing patterns in their DNA. This project focuses on the first method of DNA fingerprinting to be developed,...
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Science Buddies: Building Structures: It's a Slippery Slope

For Students 6th - 8th
All structures require a foundation to keep them from falling down. This is especially important when a structure is built on a hill or on a slope. In this science project, you will build a tower of Lego Duplos on slopes with different...
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Science Buddies: Thinking in (Semi )Circles: The Area of the Arbelos

For Students 9th - 10th
The arbelos is the white-shaded region between the three semicircles in the illustration at right. In this project, you'll prove an interesting method for determining the area of the arbelos.
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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: Veggie Snap! Modifying Bending Stresses in a Flexible Rod

For Students 3rd - 5th
Examples of the effect of bending stresses on flexible rods could include a large tree bending over to the ground, or a fishing pole bending till it snaps. Scientists actually study this phenomenon and discover ways to prevent breakage,...
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Science Buddies: Riding on Air Build a Real Hovercraft

For Students 9th - 10th
You will get to build a working hovercraft that will glide over surfaces on a cushion of air in this week long science project. With the use of some power tools, you will create your hovercraft, and ultimately understand how air...
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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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University of Richmond: Archimedes Initiative

For Students 9th - 10th
The Archimedes Initiative is home to thematic videos on aspects of the inquiry cycle. With coverage of the ins and outs of science fair projects and video interviews of science fair participants who discuss their projects, discoveries,...
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Bill Nye Online Science Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Bill Nye's Online Science Lab offers home demos for planetary, physical, and life science, a "Question of the Week," e-cards, episode guides, and lots of fun facts. A great resource for students looking for science-fair project or lab...
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Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Science Made Simple

For Students 9th - 10th
This website houses kids science projects and experiments, science fair projects and science articles.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Last Minute Science Fair Projects

For Students 4th - 8th
Presents five ideas for science projects that require simple materials and can be easily done in a short time.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: 8th Grade Creative Science Fair Project Ideas

For Students 8th
Ideas for Grade 8 science projects organized into the categories of environment, physics, chemistry, biology, animals, and astronomy.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Natural Antimicrobial Agents

For Students 9th - 10th
This abstract asks you to discover what sources you can test for antimicrobial action by culturing bacteria in the presence of an extract from a source you hypothesize to have antimicrobial properties. Antimicrobial properties have been...
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Science Buddies:from Your John to the School Lawn:is Recycled Water Really Safe?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out whether reclaimed water is really safe by following the guidelines of the Science Buddies project.
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Science Fair Primer: Physics Project Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists many science fair project ideas in the area of physics.
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Science Buddies: Air Particles and Air Quality

For Students 3rd - 5th
What does the phrase, "Like a breath of fresh air," mean to you? This common phrase can have different meanings: calming, relaxing, invigorating, energizing or clean. In this experiment you will test the quality of air by measuring the...
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Science Buddies: The Big Dig

For Students 3rd - 5th
Even though many cities have recycling programs, a lot of trash still ends up in the dump. Find out which materials will break down and which materials won't. Will the results of this experiment change which products you often buy?
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Science Buddies: Font and File Size

For Students 3rd - 5th
What is your favorite font? In this experiment, you will test how the font style of the letters (or characters) in a file might change the size of the file.

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