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Dirty Mouth: Effect of Mouthwash on Bacteria

Dirty Mouth: Effect of Mouthwash on Bacteria

Photo © 2009 Flickr, Inha Leex Hale Mouthwash is commonly used to rid the m...

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Video Games and Your Heart Rate

Video Games and Your Heart Rate

Photo ©2011 Microsoft Sweden, Flickr Perfect for the upper elementary/early...

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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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Fingerprints - Random or Influenced by Genetics?

Fingerprints - Random or Influenced by Genetics?

photo © 2006 Bistra Ivanova, Flickr Every person's fingerprint is unique, b...

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Football Helmets - Correlation Between Helmet Air Pressure and Force of Impact

Football Helmets - Correlation Between Helmet A...

Photo © 2009 Ed Yourdon, Flickr Perusing for cool science fair project idea...

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Bacteria Growth - What Part of Your School is 'Germ-iest'?

Bacteria Growth - What Part of Your School is '...

Ever wonder about the germs lurking at your school - whether the vending mach...

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Do Snails Have Color Vision?

Do Snails Have Color Vision?

Photo © 2008 Brendan DeBrincat, Flickr Ever wonder if snails can distinguis...

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Nocturnal Insects in Your Area

Nocturnal Insects in Your Area

Photo © 2010 William Cho, Flickr This science fair project from McGraw-Hill...

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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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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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Music To My Heart

Music To My Heart

Photo © 2008 Fe Ilya, Flickr Ever wonder if different styles of music affec...

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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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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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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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Multicolored Flowers

Multicolored Flowers

Photo © 2008 Subramanian Kabilan, Flickr This science experiment, designed ...

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The Effect of Alcohol on the Body

The Effect of Alcohol on the Body

Photo © 2006 Josh Staiger, Flickr For students interested in health science...

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Mnemonics & Memory

Mnemonics & Memory

Photo © 2009 digitalbob8, Flickr If you've ever studied for a big test, hav...

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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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Off Balance: Music & Dizziness

Off Balance: Music & Dizziness

Photo Source: Christopher Urstitti It's no secret that when we get spun aro...

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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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Oxygen in Plant Respiration

Oxygen in Plant Respiration

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

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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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How Age Affects Hand-Eye Coordination

How Age Affects Hand-Eye Coordination

Photo Source: Paul Moore We need hand-eye coordination to perform many basi...

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Photosynthesis & Light Color

Photosynthesis & Light Color

Photo © 2009 Corey Harmon, Flickr If you have a student who's interested in...

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