Science Projects & Experiments
Note: These are mostly for grades 6-8 but are easily adaptable to other grades. Also, other Science Experiments are included in many of the lesson plans throughout the rest of the Science pages.
Biology – Animals:
Biology – Plants:
- Here’s a Science Experiment that asks “Can Water Travel Through Plant Stems?”
- This Experiment looks at the effects of a Dense Plant Population
- Do Plants Lose Water through their Leaves? Find out in this Experiment!
- An Experiment that asks if Plants need Sunlight to be Green
- The Question in this Experiment is whether Green is the only Color in a Leaf
- Can a Plant grow from nothing but the top of a Carrot? Find out with this Experiment
- Students Predict the number of Sections in Citrus Fruit in this Experiment
- This Experiment looks at the affect of Temperature and Gravity on Seed Germination
- Your students will find out what happens when Seeds Sprout with this Experiment
- Water, air, food, or soil — these controlled experiments discover which is the most needed for plant growth
- This is a great plant transpiration lab
Biology – Other:
- This Science Experiment looks at what conditions cause Mold to Grow fastest on Bread
- This lab experiment demonstrates osmosis
- In this original origin of life experiment, real cell membranes “self-assemble” around oil and water molecules
Chemistry:
- What do you get when you mix Borax with Glue? Find out in this Science Experiment
- This Science Experiment looks at what happens when Food Coloring is mixed with Oil and Water
- A Science Experiment on “Expanding Ice”
- How can you make Soap Bubbles last longer? Find out with this Experiment
- This Experiment determines how Detergent Changes how Water Acts
- Another Science Experiment – this one deals with the Density of Water with Salt or Sugar
- In this Experiment students make a Model of an Atom with a Walnut Shell
- An Experiment involving Melting Chocolate at different Temperatures
- This Experiment looks at the affect of Temperature on the Speed of Molecules in Water
- An Environmentally-Practical Science Experiment that looks at Garbage and its speed of Breakdown
- Another Soap Experiment – this one on what makes Soap Slide
- Here compounds are identified by fire
- This dramatic chemical reaction demonstration turns aluminum foil into copper with a memorable smell
Physics:
- This is a Science Experiment – How many pennies can be added to a full glass of water?
- Can a paper clip float in air? That’s answered by this Science Experiment
- This Experiment looks at whether Electricity can be made to do Work
- A Science Experiment on making a Roller Coaster
- This Experiment looks at Cars, Ramps, and the Ramp’s affect on the Car’s Energy
- An Experiment involving Cartesian Divers
- Does Sound Travel through Walls? Find out with this Experiment
- This Experiment determines whether Heavy or Light Objects Fall Faster
- Your students can find out Why Hot Air Balloons Float with this Experiment
- An Experiment that looks at the Density of Hot Air versus Cold Air
- This Experiment involves determining Hot or Cold by Touch
- Want to make a Rainbow? This Experiment tells you how.
- An Experiment that looks at how the Amount of Water in a Bottle affects Sound
- This Experiment focuses on the Center of Gravity of objects
- This awesome demonstration is simply magic – seriously, go try it now!
Other / Multiple Topics:
- Is it possible to force an opponent to Win Tic-Tac-Toe? Find out with this Experiment
- Your students can find out the most common Month for Birthdays in this Experiment
- This science experiment attempts to discover what time people are most alert
- Here students decorate plastic cup flowers with different materials that they then test for opacity, aesthetic value and durability
- Here teams research and construct different solar ovens and then test parameters with digital probeware
