5th Grade Science Fair Projects

Eyes Versus Ears

Eyes Versus Ears

Sixth grade student, Aaron P. Gallagher, put together this fantastic science ...

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Who Will Break Under Pressure?

Who Will Break Under Pressure?

Photo Source: mainelytrusses.com Interested in physics and engineering? Che...

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Writing Instruments & Fatigue: Is There An Optimal Writing Instrument for School?

Writing Instruments & Fatigue: Is There An Opti...

Notes. Completing worksheets. Taking tests. Writing essays. Students do a lot...

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Factors That Affect the Rate of Evaporation

Factors That Affect the Rate of Evaporation

Photo © 2007 Matt Scott, Flickr Kaiti, a sixth grade science fair participa...

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The Effect of Caffeine on Alertness

The Effect of Caffeine on Alertness

Photo Source: Roman Segaev Ever wait until the last minute to study for an ...

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Comparing the Vitamin C Levels in Various Fruit Juices

Comparing the Vitamin C Levels in Various Fruit...

Photo ©2010 Ariel Waldman, Flickr The human body does not produce vitamin C...

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Caffeine & Typing Speed

Caffeine & Typing Speed

Photo © 2007 Kuba Bo?anowski, Flickr Ever sit down in the front of the comp...

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Left Out or Right On?

Left Out or Right On?

Photo © 2008 Evonne, Flickr Fifth grade student, Dimitra, wondered if one's...

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The Effects of Gender Identity on Short Term Memory

The Effects of Gender Identity on Short Term Me...

Memory is a fascinating concept. Ree and her daughter over at The Pioneer Wom...

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Now You See It, Now You Don't!

Now You See It, Now You Don't!

Photo &copy 2009 Tony Fischer Photography, Flickr Peripheral vision is ...

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The Aerodynamics of a Car

The Aerodynamics of a Car

Photo © 2008 Nathan Bittinger, Flickr In a similar vein to Wong's award-win...

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Plants & Gravity

Plants & Gravity

Photo Source: Nancy Schumann Ever noticed that plant shoots (the parts we c...

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Cloud Formation

Cloud Formation

With their wide variety of sizes and shapes, clouds are one of the most beaut...

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Germs & Us

Germs & Us

Photo © 2008 Umberto Salvagnin, Flickr As we head into the flu winter seaso...

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Connecting Solar Energy & Electronics

Connecting Solar Energy & Electronics

Photo Source: Saniphoto This interesting science fair project, designed for...

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Types of Fire Wood & Heat

Types of Fire Wood & Heat

Photo © 2009 Christine Kongsvik, Flickr Camping enthusiasts {and those inte...

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Inertia of an Egg

Inertia of an Egg

Photo Source: Pali A Inertia According to Newton's first two laws of physic...

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The Effect of Acid Rain on Aquatic Life

The Effect of Acid Rain on Aquatic Life

Photo © 2005 Rick Smit, Flickr Like smoking, pollution has "second-hand" ef...

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Nintendo Wii: Training Tool or Game?

Nintendo Wii: Training Tool or Game?

Photo © 2006 Rob Fahey, Flickr Ever wonder if a motion-detecting gaming sys...

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The Science of Burglar Alarms

The Science of Burglar Alarms

Photo © 2009 Heather Elias, Flickr Home alarm systems are essential for sev...

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Oxygen in Plant Respiration

Oxygen in Plant Respiration

Photo Source: Viktor Kuryan Most children are familiar with the overly simp...

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Measuring & Comparing Salinity in Different Aquatic Environments

Measuring & Comparing Salinity in Different Aqu...

Photo © 2006 D. Vincent Alongi, Flickr Most of you have learned in life sci...

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Speech: Discovering How Different Sounds & Pitches Are Achieved

Speech: Discovering How Different Sounds & ...

Photo © 2007 Biology Big Brother, Flickr We are not born with the ability t...

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