Science+Fair+Ideas+2011-2012

[|Cleaning Oil Spills]

 [|Transpiration in Plants] – water released in various plants by placing in plastic bags for 2 weeks and measuring the water released

 [|Measuring Air Pollution] – Vaseline on petri dishes trays in various parts of your house for 1-2 weeks. Use a grid to calculate amount of pollution accumulated

 [|Seed Germination] - types of soil OR types of seeds and location

Water [|pH]– Gather water samples from various locations around the borough within a few hours. MUST test water within a few hours of collection to increase reliability of test

[|Water Filtration] – Open a Brita filter for ideas and create the best homemade filter using...

Soil [|pH]– Collect from different locations and test

[|**Make a Hygrometer with Strands of Hair**]

How can you minimize the volume taken up by trash? – Investigate ways to compact OR shred garbage

How much [|trash]can be recycled or composted? – A TRUE recycling project with weighing trash vs. recycling capability in a week period or more. Are we doing all that we can to reduce trash?

[|How can you prevent soil erosion]? – Set up a model using various plants. Think about using plants with extensive root structures

[|How does soil composition change with depth?]

How much electronic pollution is there in your home? Using a [|mobile wattage meter], measure the output of a certain appliance over time.

[|What are the best designs for propellers for wind generators?] Design different blades and test out?

[|**Get Rid of Those Leftovers: How Much Organic Waste Can Composting Worms Eat?**]

[|Which substance is best to use in blocking floodwater?] Models with clay, sand, soil, silt, rocks, etc…

Spontaneous growth in boiled water samples – Boil two gallons of spring water or distilled water, add sugar and cover one up and leave on open for 3 weeks. Analyze water after that time. Any microbe growth?? Borrow a microscope to see!

[|**Feeding Earthworms: Do Different Diets Affect Them and the Soil They Enrich?**]

[|Study of efficient home insulation.] Which is the best?

Can Centrifugal Filtration Be Used to Remove Particles from Water Efficiently and Economically? Build a water filter spinner and see how efficiently it filters the water

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[|How Carbon Dioxide Affects the Temperature of Air] – Breathe into bags __ number of times to increase CO2 levels – Place a thermometer inside and measure the increased temperature over time

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How much air space maximizes insulation in various materials?

[|Too Much of a Good Thing? Study the Effect of Fertilizers on Algal Growth]

[|Recycling Greywater: Can Plants Tolerate It?]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Design, construction, and testing of a mechanical method of separating solid waste for recycling.

[|It's Raining, It's Pouring: Chemical Analysis of Rainwater]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The effect of air pollution on algae, protozoa, fish, insects or mosses and lichens

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What type of materials are strongest when they interact with acid rain? Using vinegar (slightly acidic) with various materials to see their decomposition rate over time.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Is air in your house the same temperature at floor level and near the ceiling? How could you spread heat more evenly through the house? Get creative!!!

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Which direction does our area receive the most air pollution? Create a 360 degree air pollution tester with a grid and place it outside your home for 2 weeks

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What are the effects on plant life when detergents are added to the soil?

[|Bug Vacuums: Sucking up Biodiversity]

[|Is it Getting Hot in Here? Investigate the Greenhouse Effect]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Which types of paper decompose the most rapidly when buried? Good test!! Newspaper vs. magazine paper vs. looseleaf?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Research methods of determining past climate conditions, and prepare a demonstration relating past climates in your local area to the tree rings shown in a recently cut down tree. Measure width of rings to determine rate of growth for a particular year. Can they align it with weather data for that year? (Go to [|wunderground.com] for archived weather data)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Is is possible to use recycled newspaper to fertilize plants?

Part 2 of 3 - "Levi's Birthday"