Get Personalized Project Ideas
Hundreds of detailed science fair project ideas for all grade levels in a wide range of topics from Aerodynamics to Zoology. Listed below are different areas of science, technology, and mathematics, as well as special areas such as Behavioral & ... [... more]
Science Buddies |
Science Fair Project Guide
Doing Background Research Constructing a Hypothesis Testing Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment Analyzing Your Data and Drawing a Conclusion Communicating Your Results Getting Started The Scientific Method [... more]
Science Buddies |
Ask an Expert: Answers to Your Science Questions
Get answers to your science questions with help from our Science Experts The Ask an Expert Forum is intended to be a place where students can go to find answers to science questions that they have been unable to find using other resources. Our ... [... more]
Science Buddies |
Science Project Enrichment Tools New!
We also have a PDF version of this poster available for anyone interested in printing their own copies. For student handouts, printing on legal-size paper (8.5 x 14 inches) works quite nicely. Each of the webpages of the Science Fair Project ... [... more]
Science Buddies |
Science Competitions
This information is for the top high school competitions such as the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Overview of the Top Science Competitions Blogs about Advanced Competitions Advanced Project Guide Sample Projects from Advanced ... [... more]
Science Buddies |
Aerodynamics & Hydrodynamics Project Ideas
Have you ever noticed how some jet planes have small, vertical projections as the tips of the wings? They're called winglets. What are they there for? Read more... The Wright brothers used kites extensively to test their design ideas in the years ... [... more]
Science Buddies |
Understanding Project "Difficulty"
Science Buddies ranks each project on a scale of one to ten, with one being the easiest and ten being the hardest. The correct level of difficulty depends on a number of things: For an average student, the following table is a good ... [... more]
Science Buddies |
Under Pressure: Ball Bouncing Dynamics
In this experiment you will test if air pressure will affect the dynamics of ball bouncing. Bouncing is what makes playing with a ball so much fun. But what makes a ball bounce? If you were to see a ball drop to the ground in slow motion, you ... [... more]
Science Buddies |
Bouncing Balls: Measure the Rebound Rating*
Gardner, R., 2000. Science Projects About the Physics of Sports. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers. Goodstein, M., 1999. Sports Science Projects: The Physics of Balls in Motion. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers. [... more]
Science Buddies |
Nothing But Net: The Science of Shooting Hoops
The goal of this project is to determine if the ball's starting position for shooting a basketball affects a player's shooting percentage. In this project, you'll measure shooting percentage when players shoot baskets from chest height, chin ... [... more]
Science Buddies |
Heart Health: How Does Heart Rate Change with Exercise?
The goal of this project is to measure your average heart rate during different types of activities. What is your resting heart rate? What types of exercises work to elevate your heart rate? How do you feel when your heart is working at 50% of ... [... more]
Science Buddies |
The Physics of Cheating in Baseball
The goal of this project is to determine whether "corked" baseball bats make the ball travel farther than unaltered wooden bats. When a batter hits a baseball, what determines how far the ball goes? If you think about it carefully, you can come [... more]
Science Buddies |
