Party in the compost! What foods are on a fruit fly’s preferred menu?In this experiment, you’ll create two compost bins and see if you can determine what foods attract the most fruit flies. This exper ...
Have you ever taken a bite out of a lemon? Sure, you're probably a pro at other fruits like apples and pears, but lemons pack a wilder punch. Does anyone actually enjoy the tart, sour taste of an unsw ...
Next time you're walking through the park, take a good look at the plants around you. From towering pine trees to tiny blades of grass, plants come in a lot of different shapes, sizes and even smells! ...
Do you ever notice how often you get hungry? You have a big appetite -- you're a growing kid after all -- but how do you think your appetite compares to an adult? Sure, most adults are a lot bigger th ...
Because we’re mammals, you and I are warmblooded. Turtles are reptiles, so unlike us, they’re coldblooded. A coldblooded reptile’s body temperature is only as warm as its surroundings are.Do you think ...
Adults take it for granted that plants need sunlight and water to live and grow, however young children, to whom the world is still new, may yet be coming to an understanding and appreciation of this ...
This project takes an unbiased look at cockroaches, termites, and other insects we wish to be rid of. To discover and outline the benefits of annoying bugs. To further encourage the ethical treatment ...
In varying degrees, the fruit and vegetables that we eat contain water. While high water content is loosely associated with higher values of macronutrients such as protein, it is not necessarily assoc ...
The purpose of this project is to show that different colors of light affect the development of plants.Hypothesis: I predict that plants will grow better under blue, red and yellow lights than they wi ...
Air pollution is a major issue in urban environments. In this experiment, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters and determine whether there are also bacterial inv ...