EMS Science Fair
Unit begins April 6; Science fair is April 23 (5-7 pm)
Your project must cover a topic we have talked about in class. There is a substantial list for you to choose from; if you want to do something else, you will need to have it OK’d by the teacher. You may work in groups of up to 3 people. The difficulty of the project relates to how many people will be allowed to work on it. You will each have a journal to record your progress in, which you will get daily participation points for. The completed journal will also be part of your display. Your finished project will be a display board that has your materials, procedure, results and illustration. It should be neat and reflect substantial effort and time put into your project. You can buy or make a trifold display board. Attendance at the science fair is mandatory and will be part of your final grade.
Unit begins April 6; Science fair is April 23 (5-7 pm)
Your project must cover a topic we have talked about in class. There is a substantial list for you to choose from; if you want to do something else, you will need to have it OK’d by the teacher. You may work in groups of up to 3 people. The difficulty of the project relates to how many people will be allowed to work on it. You will each have a journal to record your progress in, which you will get daily participation points for. The completed journal will also be part of your display. Your finished project will be a display board that has your materials, procedure, results and illustration. It should be neat and reflect substantial effort and time put into your project. You can buy or make a trifold display board. Attendance at the science fair is mandatory and will be part of your final grade.
6th grade project choices:
Experiment
Human Body
Do animals have a “handedness” like humans do?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/MamBio_p011.shtml
Can we measure animal IQ?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/MamBio_p012.shtml
Does eye color affect sight?
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/eye-color-sight/
Make a working model of a hand
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Robotics_p001.shtml
Is soda good for your body?
http://thewondertwins.blogspot.com/2012/02/fizzing-nightmare.html
How does heart rate change with exercise?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p006.shtml
Do humans breathe more than fish?
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/breathing-rates-aquatic-air-breathers/
Does hand soap prevent mold growth?
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/hand-soaps-sanitizers-prevent-bread-mold/
Finding your own center of gravity
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p017.shtm
How much energy does bouncing a basketball use?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p037.shtml
How do your tastebuds affect your sense of taste?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/HumBio_p017.shtml
Do all sunscreens protect us equally?
http://www.icanteachmychild.com/why-do-we-need-sunscreen-experiment/
Do video games improve reaction times?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/HumBio_p025.shtml
How do liquids affect tooth decay?
http://www.ehow.com/how_6085859_science-fair-project-tooth-decay.html
A day in the life of your heart
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/HumBio_p014.shtml
Does age affect ability to taste salt?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/HumBio_p026.shtml
Does screen color affect retention?
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/screen-text-color-affect-retention/
Plants
What color are leaves really turning?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p032.shtml
Does light color affect leaves?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p015.shtml
Cloning cabbage www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p016.shtml
Does nitrogen fertilizer help plants grow?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p012.shtml
Capillary action in plants
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p033.shtml
Is there lead in our soil? http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p001.shtml
How does hydrogen peroxide affect root growth?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p036.shtml
Can we recycle water and reuse it for plants?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p040.shtml
Does one “bad apple” really spoil the whole bunch?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p009.shtml
How does gravity affect root growth?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p034.shtml
Does the level of chlorophyll differ in different types of leaves?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p020.shtml
Are there ways to make fruit ripen faster?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p021.shtml
Tracking plant movement
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p041.shtml
How does seed shape and size affect its dispersal?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p013.shtml
How many seeds do different types of plants produce?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p019.shtml
Demonstrating photosynthesis
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/demonstrating-photosynthesis-writing-grass/
Genetics
Do you inherit fingerprint patterns?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Genom_p009.shtml
Modeling the odds of autoimmune disease
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/BioMed_p017.shtml
Creating a genetic portrait
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cms/lib09/UT01001306/Centricity/Domain/8319/geneticgamble.pdf
How do scientists duplicate DNA?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/BioChem_p017.shtml
Research
Plants
Where does electronic waste go?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p056.shtml#summary
Genetics
Why are some mutations harmful when others aren’t?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/BioMed_p007.shtml
How does DNA sequence affect a person?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Genom_p005.shtml
Pedigree analysis of your family tree
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Genom_p010.shtml#summary
How much DNA can fit into a cell?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Genom_p013.shtml
What animal has the biggest genome?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Genom_p006.shtml
Chart your family traits
http://www.education.com/activity/article/Family_Genes_middle/
Experiment
Human Body
Do animals have a “handedness” like humans do?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/MamBio_p011.shtml
Can we measure animal IQ?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/MamBio_p012.shtml
Does eye color affect sight?
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/eye-color-sight/
Make a working model of a hand
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Robotics_p001.shtml
Is soda good for your body?
http://thewondertwins.blogspot.com/2012/02/fizzing-nightmare.html
How does heart rate change with exercise?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p006.shtml
Do humans breathe more than fish?
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/breathing-rates-aquatic-air-breathers/
Does hand soap prevent mold growth?
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/hand-soaps-sanitizers-prevent-bread-mold/
Finding your own center of gravity
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p017.shtm
How much energy does bouncing a basketball use?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p037.shtml
How do your tastebuds affect your sense of taste?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/HumBio_p017.shtml
Do all sunscreens protect us equally?
http://www.icanteachmychild.com/why-do-we-need-sunscreen-experiment/
Do video games improve reaction times?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/HumBio_p025.shtml
How do liquids affect tooth decay?
http://www.ehow.com/how_6085859_science-fair-project-tooth-decay.html
A day in the life of your heart
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/HumBio_p014.shtml
Does age affect ability to taste salt?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/HumBio_p026.shtml
Does screen color affect retention?
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/screen-text-color-affect-retention/
Plants
What color are leaves really turning?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p032.shtml
Does light color affect leaves?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p015.shtml
Cloning cabbage www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p016.shtml
Does nitrogen fertilizer help plants grow?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p012.shtml
Capillary action in plants
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p033.shtml
Is there lead in our soil? http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p001.shtml
How does hydrogen peroxide affect root growth?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p036.shtml
Can we recycle water and reuse it for plants?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p040.shtml
Does one “bad apple” really spoil the whole bunch?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p009.shtml
How does gravity affect root growth?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p034.shtml
Does the level of chlorophyll differ in different types of leaves?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p020.shtml
Are there ways to make fruit ripen faster?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p021.shtml
Tracking plant movement
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p041.shtml
How does seed shape and size affect its dispersal?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p013.shtml
How many seeds do different types of plants produce?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/PlantBio_p019.shtml
Demonstrating photosynthesis
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/demonstrating-photosynthesis-writing-grass/
Genetics
Do you inherit fingerprint patterns?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Genom_p009.shtml
Modeling the odds of autoimmune disease
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/BioMed_p017.shtml
Creating a genetic portrait
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cms/lib09/UT01001306/Centricity/Domain/8319/geneticgamble.pdf
How do scientists duplicate DNA?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/BioChem_p017.shtml
Research
Plants
Where does electronic waste go?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p056.shtml#summary
Genetics
Why are some mutations harmful when others aren’t?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/BioMed_p007.shtml
How does DNA sequence affect a person?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Genom_p005.shtml
Pedigree analysis of your family tree
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Genom_p010.shtml#summary
How much DNA can fit into a cell?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Genom_p013.shtml
What animal has the biggest genome?
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Genom_p006.shtml
Chart your family traits
http://www.education.com/activity/article/Family_Genes_middle/