Middle School Ideas
Here are some ideas to get the creative juices flowing.
You are definitely not limited to what is listed here.
Remember you can not do any experiment/testing that involves a person.
See "Science Fair Links" to the left for more ideas.
- Which bandage stays on best when placed in water?
- Does fabric softener affect drying time?
- Determine if laundry detergent affects algae growth.
- Which type of string will stretch the most (nylon, polyester, etc.)?
- Measure how much torque in newton-centimeters was required to turn a lag screw in a block of wood as the diameter of the screw, the depth of the screw, or the size of a pilot hole was changed.
- Which kind of frozen liquid would melt the quickest?
- Which wood would absorb the least amount of water?
- The dissolution rates of different ibuprofen tablets in pH similar to stomach acid.
- Which building materials are most resistant to mold growth?
- Factors affecting seed germination (e.g. soil temperature, pH)
- Calcium as an important plant nutrient
- Can Garlic Prevent Fungi Growth?
- Determine whether ethanol is a more efficient and clean burning fuel than gasoline.
- Effect of different water sources on sprout time and early growth rate of seeds.
- Enviromental Conditions Efects on Fingerprint Quality on Glass Surfaces
- Test the load bearing capacity of different types of soil.
- Test the effects of fire on the mineral content of soil.
- The correlation between the amount of mosquito repellent applied and the amount of repelled mosquitoes.
- The dissolution rate of different brands of ibuprofen
- The Effect of Projectile Weight vs. Distance Traveled
- The effects of gender and age on cricket mortality rates.
- Which paper towel is strongest.
- Which detergent cleans the best.
- Which battery lasts the longest.
- Molding: Which bread molds fastest; which food molds fastest; what can be done to prevent molding; etc
- The relationship between the amount of information stored on a CD-R and the size of the burn area. (Trubin)
- Which smoke detector works best?
- Test different materials to see if they block radio waves. (Science Buddies
- Hydroponics using fish aquarium and fish vs fresh water.
- Will natural (not harmful to humans) pesticides repel crickets as well as chemical ones. (virtualsciencefair.org/2012/hoareb)
- Make a homemade generator and try different types of wire to see which works better. version of: amasci.com/amateur/coilgen.html