Science Projects & Experiments

Fun Science Projects & Experiments for Kids (Grades 1 to 3)

Naked Egg Experiment
Baking Soda Volcano
Mentos and Cola Experiment
Cornstarch and Water Experiment
Floating Needle (Surface Tension)
Cloud in a Bottle
Tornado in a Bottle
Baking Soda & Vinegar Experiment

Junior Certificate Science Experiments for Biology

Test food for Starch
Test a food for sugar
Test a food for fat
Test a food for protein
Convert Chemical energy in food into heat energy
The action of enzyme amylase
CO₂ levels in inhaled and exhaled air
To show that starch is produced in plants
Conditions Necessary for germination
To show the presence of micro-organisms

Junior Certificate Science Experiments for Chemistry

Filtration
Evaporation
Distillation: 
Chromatography
Investigate conditions for rusting 
pH of a variety of materials 
Prepare a sample of sodium chloride 
React zinc and hydrochloric acid 
Show that 20% of air is oxygen 
Show there is carbon dioxide in air 
Show there is water vapour in air
Prepare and test oxygen gas 
Properties of Carbon Dioxide Gas
Carbon Dioxide does not support combustion and is more dense than air Limewater test for Carbon Dioxide
Presence of dissolved solids in water sample 

Junior Certificate Science Experiments for Physics

Density of Rectangular Block
Density of Irregular solid
Density of a liquid
Extension in a spring and the applied force
Electrical to magnetic to Kinetic energy
Light to electrical to kinetic energy
Chemical to electrical to heat energy
Expansion and Contraction of Solids when heated and cooled
Expansion and contraction of Liquids when heated and cooled
Expansion and contraction of gases when heated and cooled
Heat transfer by conduction
Heat transfer by convection
Heat transfer by radiation
Heat transfer in water by conduction
Light travels in straight lines
Reflection of light by plane mirrors
Magnetic field of a bar magnet
Electrical conduction in a variety if substances

Testing for Biochemicals

Biuret Test for Protein
Benedict Test for Reducing Sugars
Benedict Test for Non-Reducing Sugars
Indophenol Test for Vitamin C

Iodine Test for Starch
Test for starch in leaf
Alcohol Emulsion Test – Lipids (Fats and Oils) Test

Amylase Iodine Test
Amylase Benedict Test

Science Games (Year 3 to Year 6)
Living Things, Materials, Pysical Processes

Testing for Gases

Test for Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

AP Biology Labs

Chemistry and Physics Experiments

This is a series of chemistry and physics experiments presented by Dr Matt Carlson, a high school science teacher.

Mixing Light
Photons of Light
Air Pressure
Temperature
Freezing by Boiling
Free Fall
Packing Peanuts
Newton's Third Law
Concentration and Reaction Rates
Density
Fun with a Vaccum
Circular Motion
Bernoulli Effect
Thermal Conduction
Pendulums
Motion in Two Dimensions
Shoot the Monkey
Eddy Currents
Angular Momentum
Waves
The Doppler Effect
Mirror and Images
States of Matter
Liquid Air
Fluorescence
Making Clouds
Quantun Mechanics
A Particle Experiment
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Entropy
Rolling Uphill
Straight Line

Science Topics, Projects & Experiments for Grades 3 & 4

Plants
Life Cycle of Plants and Seed Germination
Parts of a Flower and Flower Dissection
Water transport in plants (Celery and Coloring)

Food Chains
Food Chains and Food Webs
Ecosystems and Energy Pyramids
Honeybees - Life Cycle and Waggle Dance

Simple Machines
Simple Machines (Lever, Wheel, Inclined Plane, Pulley, Screw, Wedge)

Electricity
Static Electricity
Lemon Battery, Potato Battery, Vinegar Battery

Magnetism
Magnetism, Make a Magnet, Make a Compass
Make an Electromagnet
Electromagnetic Induction

Changes in Water and Matter
Why does ice float?
Solutions and Suspensions (Water, Salt, Sugar & Oil)
Saturated Solution (Making Salt Crystals)
States of Matter: Solids, Liquids and Gases

Air Pressure
Air takes up Space
Air has Pressure

Weather
Water Cycle
What is a Cloud?
Hurricanes & Tornadoes
What causes Lightning?
Snow and Hail
Weathering, Erosion & Deposition

Predicting Weather
Climate, Weather & Weather Balloons
Barometers
Measuring Rainfall & Humidity

Our Solar System
Planets in our Solar System
The Phases of the Moon

The Stars and Space
Ursa Major (The Big Dipper), North Star and Ursa Minor
Comets and Meteors

The Earth
Layers of the Atmosphere
Earth's Crust & Structure
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Earth's Rotation, Revolution & Seasons

Science Topics, Projects & Experiments for Grades 4 & 5

Cells
Cells: Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Membrane
Cells: Genes, DNA, Chromosomes, Mitosis
Preparing Animal and Plant Cell Slides
Genetics 101: What are genes? What are SNPs? Where do your genes coem from? What is a Phenotype?

Blood Cells
Blood Cells - Function and Composition
Blood Cells under a Microscope

Cell Reproduction
Mitosis - Cell Reproduction

Classifying Living Things and Plants
Five Kingdoms of Life
Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

Flowering Plants
Parts of a Flower and Flower Dissection
Reproduction in Plants and Pollination
Dispersal of Seeds
Vegetative Reproduction

Cone-Bearing Plants
Life Cycle of Cone Bearing Plants

Spore-Bearing Plants and Fungi
Ferns
Fungi
Mold Growth Cycle & Bread Mold Experiment

One-Celled Living Things
Algae
Budding in Yeast

Animals: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Vertebrates and Invertebrates
More on Invertebrates

Life Cycles of Invertebrates
Complete Metamorphosis
Life cycle of a Monarch Butterfly
Life Cycle of a Housefly and a Mosquito
Metamorphosis of a Mealworm

Incomplete Metamorphosis
Life Cycle of a Dragonfly
Life Cycle of a Spider

One-Celled Animal-Like Protists
Budding in Hydra
One-celled Protists - Protozoans
Parameciums
Amoeba

Egg-Laying Vertebrates
Life Cycle of a Salmon
Life Cycle of a Frog
Life Cycle of a Turtle

Balance of Nature
Water Cycle
Carbon Cycle and Global Warming
Food Chains
Food Webs
Energy transfer in chains and webs
Energy from food used for respiration
Energy Pyramids

Energy and Work
What is Energy?
Kinetic and Potential Energy
What is Work?

Energy Sources
Fossil Fuels - Natural Gas and Crude Oil
Solar Energy
Geothermal Energy
BioMass Energy
Nuclear Energy - Fission and Fusion

Fossils
Types of Fossils

Geology: Changes in the Earth
Earth's Crust & Structure
The Rock Cycle
Weathering, Erosion & Deposition
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Volcano Vesuvius (Pompeii) and Undersea Volcanoes
Mountains Folding and Faulting
San Andreas Fault and Other Fault Lines in America

Matter
Physical and Chemical Change
Conservation of Matter or Mass
Particles of Matter and Motion of Particles

Space
Halley's Comet

Science Topics, Projects & Experiments for Grades 5 & 6

Transport System in Plants
Water transport in plants (Celery and Coloring)
Transpiration in Plants and Transpiration Experment
Xylem and Phloem

Human Digestive System
Digestive System
Teeth - Types and Anatomy
Amylase Experiments - Saliva and Cracker
Rennin and Milk
Diffusion through a Membrane Experiment

The Circulatory System
Blood Circulation
Blood Cells - Function and Composition
Blood Cells under a Microscope
Blood Types - ABO

Heart Diseases
Heart Attack and other Heart Diseases
High Blood Pressure or Hypertension

Blood Disorder
Anemia and Sickle Cell
Leukemia

The Repiratory System
Lungs Breathing and the Repiratory System
Limewater Test - To check for carbon dioxide in your breath

Lung Diseases
Lung Cancer, Black Lung Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis
Tuberculosis, Emphysema (COPD)

Skin and Kidneys
Anatomy and Structure of the Human Skin
Kidney and the Urinary System

Skeletal and Muscular System
Skeletal System
Muscular System

Nervous System
Nervous System and the Brain
Nerves and Neurons
Reflex Arc
Conditioned Response - Pavlov's Dogs

Plant Behavior
Phototropism and Geotropism
Plant Hormones - auxin, gibberellins and etheylene
Mimosa, Venus Flytrap, BladderWorts

Ecosystems
Ecosystems, Ecology, Water Cycle
Communites, Ecology and Trophic Levels
Competition, Predation and Symbiosis
Populations Distribution and Human Pollution

Examples of Symbiotic Relationships
Commensalism - One organism is helped and the other is not affected
Mutualism - Both organisms are helped by the relationship
Parasitism - One organism lives off another organism

Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes
Taiga and Tundra Biomes
Desert Biomes

Forest Biomes
Tropical Rainforest Biomes
Deciduous Forests Biomes
Coniferous Forest Biomes

Savanna Biomes
Grasslands and Prairies
Chaparral Ecosystem and Biomes

Aquatic Biomes Freshwater
Aquatic Biomes Wetlands
Intertidal Biomes
Coral Reef Biomes

Biology for Key Stage 3

Food Chains
Food Webs
Energy transfer in chains and webs
Energy from food used for respiration
Energy Pyramids

Sensitivity
Muscles and Movement
Muscle Response

Plants and Light
Plants and Responses
Growing Plants and Fair Test
Growing Water Cress (fair test)
Warming Up (fair test)
Red Squirrel Population

Microbes and washing hands
Size of Microbes
Growth rate of microbes
Prevention of infection during operations
Microbes sterilization - Control of infection in operating theatre
Microbes and spots on your face

Plant growth rates
Plant growth and photosynthesis
Plant growth results
Conditions For Growth in Plants

Plant nutrients and CO2
Effect of CO2 concentration on plant biomass
Oxygen production by photosynthesis
Plant stress

Human Nutrition
Human Digestion - saliva and gastric juices
Digestion after the stomach
Digestion - breaking down complex molecules
Feeding Habits
Energy used by knotweed
Energy in food

Respiration Products
Respiration equation
Respiration and lack of oxygen
Respiration in Cells
Respiration - Efficiency of horses

Onion cells and Cheek cells
Cells - Model of animal cell
Cells - Plant cell structure
Function of the Cell membrane

Cells and growth
Cells and Reproduction
Cell growth rate
Cells - Yeast growth and the nucleus
Growing skin cells

Reproduction - fertilisation
Reproduction in plants
Self and cross pollination
Reproduction - pollination of apple trees
Reproduction pollen tubes in plants

Seeds Dispersal - Wind, Water, Animals, Self

Asexual Reproduction

Physics for Key Stage 3

Static charge transfer
Static electricity - Helicopter
Static Clothes
Static and Current
Conservation of Current
Increasing the Potential Difference
Electrical Resistance
Resistivity of ground

Magnetism - Lodestone
Magnetism - shipbuilding
Magnetism - laws
Magnetism - fields
Magnetism - electromagnet
Magnetism - compass correction
Magnetism - magnetic strength
Magnetism - induction

Pressure equation
Pressure over small area
Pressure - spreading weight
Pressure - ballerina vs tank

Forces - balanced stationary
Forces - addition and pressure
Forces - upthrust
Forces - salt water
Forces - helium upthrust
Forces in a lift
Forces in a falling lift
Forces - Mass and weight
Forces causing movement
Forces - Reducing Friction
Forces - Friction on ice
Forces - Friction in fluids
Forces - Air resistance on a bike
Forces - Speed distance time
Forces - Speeding cars
Forces - Speed skating
Forces - distance time graphs
Forces - Acceleration

Sound - Resonance of glass
Sound production
Sound - Loudness
Sound - Frequency of sound
Sound - Resonance
Frequency Amplitude
Sound - Transmission of sound
Sound - String telephone
Sound in water
Sound - echo location

Concepts of Physics (suitable for 6 – 12 year olds)

1. Inertia
2. Mass
3. Speed
4. Acceleration I
5. Acceleration II
6. Gravity
7. Weight vs Mass
8. Work
9. Kinetic Energy
10. Potential Energy

1. The Inclined Plane
2. The Lever
3. Mechanical Advantage and Friction
4. The Screw and the Wheel
5. The Pulley

1. Molecules in Solids
2. Molecules in Liquids
3. Evaporation and Condensation
4. Expansion and Contraction
5. Measuring Temperature
6. Temperature vs Heat

1. Atoms
2. Electrons
3. Conduction

1. Volume and Density
2. Buoyancy
3. Convection

1. Heat as Energy
2. Radiation Waves
3. The Radiation Spectrum

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