100 Award-Winning Science Fair ProjectsScience is at work everywhere - in the kitchen, up in the sky down in the ground, and all around us in plants, animals, machines, even the mind. Here are 100 ways to show how it works and come out tops at school project time. - Stir up chemical magic - Turn a copper pot green with oxidation - Prove that computers emit radio waves - Show off medieval ballistics - - Create virtual 3-D with a polarised lens - Simulate rock abrasion - - Chemists & Cooks - Earth & Sky - Mechanics & Motion - Sparks & Waves - - Light & Sound - Eye & Mind - Plants & Animals - Stars & Planets - * Serious learning about real science is hidden in this away-from-school entertainment for 8-12 year olds. Impress your science teacher! |
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... seeds far and wide . Some flowers , like the fruiting dandelion , have seeds that float on the wind like parachutes and scatter for miles . Certain trees , like the maple and elm , have airplane - shaped seed pods that can fly far from ...
... seeds far and wide . Some flowers , like the fruiting dandelion , have seeds that float on the wind like parachutes and scatter for miles . Certain trees , like the maple and elm , have airplane - shaped seed pods that can fly far from ...
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... seeds that were thousands of years old . In this project , you will see how some seeds are designed for germination . Procedure 1. Examine your 12 seeds , making sure none have cracks or openings in the skin . Examine the seeds ...
... seeds that were thousands of years old . In this project , you will see how some seeds are designed for germination . Procedure 1. Examine your 12 seeds , making sure none have cracks or openings in the skin . Examine the seeds ...
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... seeds ( OK to substi- tute lentils for lima beans and mustard seeds for radish seeds ) • Tall olive jar • Cotton • Water In this project you will see that not all germi- nating seeds look the same . The difference in germination ...
... seeds ( OK to substi- tute lentils for lima beans and mustard seeds for radish seeds ) • Tall olive jar • Cotton • Water In this project you will see that not all germi- nating seeds look the same . The difference in germination ...
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