Choose your Science Fair Adventure

Choose your science fair project! Science fair projects are better when they align to your interests. We are going to use this tool to choose the perfect science fair project for you. Click on the links until you find your project. Pick a topic that interests you: [[Astronomy]] [[The Environment]] [[Everyday Products]] [[Forensics]] [[Living Things]]

Do you want to [[clean up the environment]] or study [[Climate change]]

Would you like to explore: [[Caffeine|Brine Shrimp]] [[Medicine Delivery]] [[Water]] [[Your Home]] [[Water bottle]] [[Cars]] [[Commercial vs Natural Dyes]]

What kind of living things are you interested in ? [[Brine Shrimp]] [[Chickens]] [[Humans]] [[Mosquitos]] [[Squirrels]] [[Seabirds]] [[Plants]] [[Peacocks]]

Do you want to work with [[Daphnia]]

Here's your project idea: Investigating the effect of altitude on the thickness and other characteristics of an eggshell <a href = "https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/20/2/449/2137123 " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Adaptation of Avian Egg to High Altitude</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

What sport are you interested in? [[Skiing]]

Your project idea: How baseball is affecting the number of home runs hit. Link to get started: <a href = "https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/104/5/BAMS-D-22-0235.1.xml" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Global Warming, Home Runs, and the Future of America's Pastime </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Investigating how well paint can cool buildings Here's a reference to get you started: A novel aqueous scalable eco-friendly paint for passive daytime radiative cooling in sub-tropical climates Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Distinguishing between brands and/or colors of hair dye for forensic analysis Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35931011/" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Identification of Hair Dyes</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to

Do you or someone you know keep chickens? Try this [[Thickness of an Egg Shell]]

What kind of plants? [[Invasive Species]] [[Mushrooms]] [[Seagrass]] [[Japanese Barberry]] [[Trees]] [[Reeds]]

Here's your science fair idea: Investigating the effect of different stimuli on leaf-folding. Here's a link to get you started: <a href = "https://www.snexplores.org/article/mimosa-sensitive-plant-muscles-fold-leaves-fast" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Sensitive plant reference</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Analyze the number of invasive species in an area and extrapolate about invasive species in Connecticut. One possible area is the Sisters' property in Higganum. Here's a reference to get you started: Analysis and Prediction of Land Use Changes Related to Invasive Species and Major Driving Forces in the State of Connecticut https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/5/3/25 <a href = "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/5/3/25" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Analysis and Prediction of Land Use Changes Related to Invasive Species and Major Driving Forces in the State of Connecticut </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Do you want to study how climate change affects: [[Sports]] [[Building Temperature]] [[Farming]] [[Your Home]]

Do you want to clean [[water]] [[oceans]] [[roads]] [[soil]]

Here's your project idea: Find the density of microplastic in water Here's a link to help you: <a href = "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004896971831814X" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Comparative biosorption of blue hair dye onto natural polysaccharides</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your project: Investigate natural polymers for their suitability for tires to reduce tire waste The Road to Sustainable Tire Materials: Current State-of-the-Art and Future Prospectives <a href = "https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c07642" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">The Road to Sustainable Tire Materials: Current State-of-the-Art and Future Prospectives </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

What would you like to study? [[Fingernails]]

Here's your science fair project: Investigate natural polymers for their suitability for tires. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c07642" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">The Road to Sustainable Tire Materials: Current State-of-the-Art and Future Prospectives </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Soap scents vs. Mosquitoes: are there some soaps that repel mosquitos? (Using pill bugs as an analogy to mosquitoes <a href = "https://cendigitalmagazine.acs.org/2023/05/25/soap-scent-versus-mosquitoes-2/content.html" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Soap scent versus mosquitoes</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

What aspect of human life would you like to study? [[Fingernails]] [[Reflexes]]

Here's your science fair project: Is there a pattern to blinking during highly visual activities, like a running race? Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://www.sciencenews.org/article/formula-one-race-car-drivers-blink" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Race car drivers tend to blink at the same places in each lap </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Use the procedure given in the article below to measure the rate of growth of finger and toenails. Compare the results to the rates given in the paper. Discuss use of clippings for isotope analysis Here's the reference to get you started: <a href = "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19744178/ " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Growth rate of human fingernails and toenails in healthy American young adults </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Comparing different types of eye drop delivery systems and designing a new one combining the best features of all, with the goal of consistent and known drop size. Here are two references to get you started: <a href = "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0039625703001838 " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Determinants of eye drop size</a> <a href = "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014483522000872" target=" _blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Topical ocular drug delivery systems: Innovations for an unmet need </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]]Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Do you want to [[collect data]] at the ocean [[build something]] to help the ocean

Here's your science fair project: Nurdles are small pieces of plastic that are the building blocks for most plastic products. Plastic pellet pollution / marine debris that is often mistaken for fish eggs and is ingested by seabirds and fish, causing malnutrition and starvation. Nurdles absorb environmental pollutants that find their way into marine creatures. Go to the shore and collect a sample. See how many “nurdles” in the sample. Does it depend on day/weather/time of year? Extrapolate. Here's a link to get you started: <a href = "http://www.oceanblueproject.org" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Ocean Blue Project</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Nurdles: small pieces of plastic that are the building blocks for most plastic products. Plastic pellet pollution / marine debris that is often mistaken for fish eggs and is ingested by seabirds and fish, causing malnutrition and starvation. Nurdles absorb environmental pollutants that find their way into marine creatures. Build a way to filter these from the environment without harming fish/wildlife <a href = "http://www.oceanblueproject.org" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Ocean Blue Project</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Collect data on squirrel migration due to climate change. This would be a pure math project. <a href = "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-022-03142-4" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">The data you need can be found here</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Restoration of Seagrass Meadows and Climate Solution below the Ocean’s Surface Grow the plants in different light levels and use colorimetry to determine the amount of chlorophyll in plants grown under different conditions. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/10/6035 " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Effects of Shading on the Growth and Carbon Storage of Enhalus acoroides </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: There are some fairly inexpensive hydroponic and soil mushroom growing kits. Compare growing mushrooms in soil and not in soil. Connect to climate change and reduction in farming land space <a href = "https://www.vigyanvarta.com/adminpanel/upload_doc/VV_0523_32.pdf " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Hydroponics Mushroom Fastest and Soilless Method</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Mix diapers and cement (or some other material) in different ratios and test material strength <a href = "https://www.sciencenews.org/article/house-built-recycled-diapers " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">This house was built partly from recycled diapers</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project idea: Try to make edible plastic wrap out of natural products (such as casein). Compare edible plastic wrap to traditional plastic wrap. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsfa.12310" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Whey-based polymeric films for food packaging applications: a review of recent trends</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Do you want to look at ' [[Energy Waste]] [[Heat Loss]] [[Solar Energy]] [[Home energy generation]]

Here's your science fair project: Explore electrical energy waste around the home. Many devices stay plugged in all of the time – some of these use energy even when they are not being used. This could be monitored by comparing the electrical energy use of a home (using the meter) with items plugged in vs. unplugged. Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Heat loss through doors/windows. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/energy-performance-ratings-windows-doors-and-skylights" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Energy.gov</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Measure energy efficiency of various solar cells; and/or measure how energy conversion is affected by varying intensity of light. Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your project: Explore viability of various methods of home energy generation. This might be a direct experiment or a meta-data research project Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Comparison of amount of tics in an area with Japanese barberry and without Japanese barberry. Extrapolate and analyze Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://bioone.org/journals/bios/volume-94/issue-1/BIOS-D-21-00001/The-effects-of-varying-degrees-of-Japanese-barberry-invasion-on/10.1893/BIOS-D-21-00001.short " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Japanese Barberry Invasion Effects </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Data Project: Update the project in the paper below about mast seeding and evolution using more modern data analysis techniques like Python, combined with analysis of a small field area Here's the reference to get you started: <a href = "https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article-abstract/14/2/235/2682764" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">The evolutionary ecology of mast seeding in trees</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Compare three or four different beaches to assess plastic pollution and explore the correlation with seabird population on the beaches. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = " https://www.newscientist.com/article/2381006-threatened-seabirds-are-foraging-at-plastic-pollution-hotspots/" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Threatened Seabirds</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your project idea: Monthly Vitamin D prevents heart attacks – Explore the effect of Vitamin D on Daphnia hearts and compare it to a known stimulant and a known depressant. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://www.sci.news/medicine/monthly-vitamin-d-cardiovascular-events-12053.html" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Vitamin D reference</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair idea: The boost from Morning Coffee is not the same as taking Caffeine. Analyze the other ingredients in coffee and explore their effects using brine shrimp as their experimental model. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://www.sci.news/othersciences/neuroscience/morning-coffee-12050.html" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Morning Coffee</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Do you want to grow [[Mushrooms]] [[Corn and Carrots]]

Here's your science fair project: Nitrogen producing bacteria can cut down on fertilizer use in farms – microbes can be applied directly to the soil or as a coating on seeds. This idea can be tested by using two different types of plants – perhaps a monocot like corn and a dicot like pea – to see whether the fertilizer usage is differentially impacted. The data can be analyzed to propose food choices that could be environment friendly. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2379100-nitrogen-producing-bacteria-slash-fertiliser-use-on-farms/" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Nitrogen Producing Bacteria</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Would you like to investigate: [[Speed of Freezing]] [[Lowering Lake Levels]] [[Ice Safety]]

Here's your science fair project: Investigation into the Mpemba effect (the idea that hot water freezes faster than cold water) for water and other liquids. Simulations could also be done. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://www.quantamagazine.org/does-hot-water-freeze-faster-than-cold-physicists-keep-asking-20220629/ " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Hot water vs. cold water</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Investigate the rate of melting of snow by adding different amounts of dust. Connect to lowering lake levels. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dust-snow-melt-great-salt-lake-utah-shrinking " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Shrinking Salt Lake</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here's your science fair project: Investigate the speed at which ice can melt on surfaces under different conditions with a few toward public safety on icy sidewalks. Here's a reference to get you started: <a href = "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165232X22002233" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Experimental investigation of inclination angle on the snow melting process of heated pavement</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Do you want to [[characterize stars]] [[find exoplanets]] [[study variable stars]]

Click on one of the ideas below. Research it, and decide what facet you would like to work on, then go to the teacher for approval. [[Food Systems Sustainability and Supply Chain]] [[World Water Safety]] [[Reduction of Carbon Footprints]] [[Native Americans use Fire for Land Management]] [[Predator Conservation: Wolf]] [[Soil Health / Agricultural Concerns]] [[Sports Science]]

Investigate the supply chain and how food is transported. <a href = "https://www.usda.gov/topics/food-and-nutrition" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Food and Nutrition </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Think about the safety of water in the world. Here are some places to start: UNESCO, WWF, UNICEF, UN.org <a href = "https://www.zsl.org" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Wildlife </a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

How can carbon footprints be reduced? Here are some places to start looking: Nature Conservancy, Constellation Energy, Bloomberg.org, Panda.org Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here are some places to investigate this: National Park Service, Nature Conservancy, USDA www.universityofcalifornia.edu Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here are some places to start: Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Earth Justice, WDFW.gov <a href = "https://www.NYWOLF.org" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Wolves</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here are some places to start researching: USDA, Natural Resources Conservation, www.Farmers.gov. Nature Conservancy, Iowa State University, Yale School of Forestry and Agricultural Station Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here is your project Use this website to learn about HR Diagrams and the relevant calculations <a href = "https://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/proj/advanced/hr/" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">HR Diagrams</a> Extract stars from a known cluster and apply these techniques to characters the stars. Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here is your project: Exoplanet Watch You can participate in either collecting your own data (if you have a telescope) or use NASA data to determine the light curves of potential exoplanets selected by NASA <a href = "https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-watch/about-exoplanet-watch/overview/" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Expoplanet Watch</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here is your project: You can take measurements of variable stars. <a href = "https://www.aavso.org/variables-what-are-they-why-observe-them" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Click here to learn more</a> <a href = "https://www.aavso.org/student-observation-projects?fbclid=IwAR13FwraSq1oZbBReBOW-jv4__wix1e1JxK-IQajWNXwvPaSL_81sqo5w3w " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Click here for Student Projects</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for someplaces to start

Here are some ways sports interact with science. Find an idea here: <a href = "https://www.scientificamerican.com/sports/" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Sports Ideas</a>

Here's your science fair project: build an iron battery and test its properties <a href = "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067219300318" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">All-iron battery</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for some places to start

Here's your science fair project: Study carbon sequestering by measuring the amount of carbon in soil. Then grow some plants in the soil and measure the amount of carbon again. <a href = "https://www.science.org/content/article/farmers-paid-millions-trap-carbon-soils-will-it-actually-help-planet" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Carbon Sequestering link</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for some places to start

Investigate how climate change has affected snowfall in ski areas. Here is a link to get you started <a href = "https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2020.1723436 " target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Climate Change and Skiing</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for some places to start

Do video gamers have better memory and retention? <a href = "https://www.snexplores.org/article/playing-video-games-may-improve-memory-attention" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Video Games and Reflexes</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for some places to start

Here's your project idea. Use a color app on your phone to investigate the colors reflected by a peacock's tail. Here's a link to get you started: <a href = "https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Improved_Peacock_Tech_Could_Lead_to_Better/a53006" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Peacock Tech</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for some places to start

Investigate the effectiveness of the Air Up Water Bottle <a href = "https://shop.air-up.com/us/en/how-air-up-works" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Air Up Water Bottle</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for some places to start

How does speed affect the gas mileage or battery life of a gasoline powered car vs. a hybrid car vs. an electric car? Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for some places to start

Do natural dyes color as well as commercial dyes? <a href = "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667378923000184" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Natural vs Synthetic Dyes</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for some places to start

Can you construct durable materials with tortora reeds? <a href = "https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/245/2/022068/meta" target ="_blank" style="color:#36AE7C;">Tortora Leaves</a> Don't like this idea? [[Try again|Find Your Science Fair Topic]] OR develop your own idea. [[Click here|general]] for some places to start