SCIENCE EXPERIMENT IDEAS

Stuck on project or experiment ideas?

Writing secret letters – click here for instructions (pdf, 683kbs)
Test the strength of a cobweb – click here for instructions (pdf, 645kbs)
Experiment with plants – click here for instructions (pdf, 798kbs)
Making heavy things float – click here for instructions (pdf, 819kbs)
Using flower petals to test for acids and alkalis – click here for instructions (pdf, 692kbs)
Building a town with its own lighting – click here for instructions (pdf, 138kbs)
What grasses, native and introduced, grow in our yard/street/school/town?

See links below for more fabulous ideas and instructions.

How much water does a cabbage need to survive, compared to what it needs to thrive?
What is the relationship between the various weeds in my garden and the season/soil/water availability?
How much of this (or that) fertilizer is best for this (or that) plant?
What is the most effective way of managing weed A/B/C?

You could keep records of:

How many different species of fern are there in the Grampians?
What is the distribution for a particular plant or animal or mineral in the Grampians?

What is the relationship between how much I walk each day and my well being (measured as BP, weight loss or gain, tiredness, mood, etc)?

You could make a collection of:

Weeds in your garden
Grasses in your area
Leaf adaptations for reduced water loss
Seed pods
Rocks and minerals, organized using the Mohs scale for hardness
Insects which attack your vegies (an actual collection of these insects would be fair game!)

How much power can we save over a three month period if we do this (or that)?
How much paper do we throw out in the course of a week, which could be recycled?
Is there a relationship between sales of our product/services and the weather?

Research the life of a scientist
Ask some ‘why?’ questions and find the answer on the internet
Write a science fiction story
Invent something impossible (and check out the impossible things Leonardo da Vinci came up with!)
Find out more about Dark Matter and start a scrap book on the new Underground Physics Lab in Stawell
Find out all you can about Climate science.
Do something we haven’t thought of!