The kitchen is a great place to do science experiments. You can actually turn your kitchen into a laboratory without too much difficulty. Most of the ingredients are already there, you just need to know how to use them. And of course have an adult around for safety purposes.

Here is a simple Kitchen experiment that can be great fun to do. You will need a balloon, a small pint sized bottle, a packet of active dry yeast,  a cup of warm water and two or three spoons of sugar. Take the balloon and blow it up a few times. Make sure that it does not have any small holes from where the air may leak out.

Now in the cup of warm water add the packet of yeast and the spoons of sugar. Stir till they both dissolve in the water. Now pour this water into the bottle. You will notice that  the carbon di oxide bubbles start forming in the water as soon as the yeast and sugar begin reacting.

To the mouth of the bottle now attach the balloon. Keep it away for a while. After some time you will see that the balloon has begun to inflate thanks to the air being generated. Try out more fun science projects here.

The number of obese and overweight people in Amercia is at an all time high. Never before have the health risks of being obese been so profound and in your face. Suppose you made a science project which helped the obese to lose weight? After all the health risks of being obese include everything from developing diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol.

So what kind of science project can involve obesity? You can study the factors leading to obesity in your project report. A section can deal with the health hazards associated with being obese including fatal cardiac arrests. The display board can include the “work out the ideal weight” charts as per your height. There can also be a list of things to do to become fit again.

And may be you could design a machine which helps you exercise and stay fit. It can be a simple stepper which works on the principle of an escalator. It may not even need to be motorized. It can work on the power of the human stepping on it. Much like the cycle that runs on man generated power. All you will need to do is get the basic structure soldered in shape and put a rubber sheeting on top. Check out more interesting displays here.

Choosing a science fair project can be time consuming and exhausting thing. There is so much that you can do, and there are an equal number of restricting factors. The branch of science you pick to do your project in will be one restricting factor, the time and resources on your hands will be another. At the same time it is up to you to do what you want in the science fair, so let your imagination guide you.

The ideal science project will meet all you needs and still be a prize winner. I have stressed time and again that you do not need to have an expensive or highly elaborate project to win at the science fair. You need to have a project that will catch the interest and attention of the judges at the science fair. As long as you can get the judges and other teachers to remember what you made, there is a chance that you will win.

You can pick up a working model from Physics, which is what I find the best given my background. Or you can do spend some some on a Chemical process and formulate a project report based on your experiments. There is also the option of growing projects from the plant and animal kingdom that can be used from Biology. These will take longer to make so ensure you have the required time available.

If you are looking for ideas about science fair projects you may want to get some ideas at the website here. It may just be the starting point for a great project idea for your science fair.

Does the actual presentation of your science project sound boring to you? May be it does seem like a never ending wait for the judges who don’t seem particularly interested in what you have to say. However it is every bit as important a stage in winning a science fair award as the actual project.

Depending on just how presentable your personal appearance is and what exactly you say to the judges you could win or lose the award. Of course it does matter that you do a decent science project for the fair, but how to present it to the teachers is also equally important.

So think of your presentation script before hand. Try and put in some obvious questions that you would like the judges to ask you. That way you can trick them into asking questions that you know the right answers to. Of course there is the possibility that they will see through that trick and ask you an all together unrelated question.

So make sure you know the principle that your science project is based on well.  No matter what you do as your science project, the presentation skills you possess will make all the difference. Even if you don’t know the answer you should not loose your confidence. Tell them honestly that you have not considered that aspect of the project. It will be better than blustering about with no real answer to give.

A small thing like the set of rings around the planet Saturn can be turned into an interesting science fair project if you know how. Okay it would not be quite as exciting as a working model of an underwater remote controlled vehicle, but it will be an in depth analysis of the rings.

You could have a model constructed to show the various rings, or just use photographs of them. There are some truly amazing photos of the rings of Saturn available online. The stunning effect of light and shadows that is displayed in them is quite breath taking.

These photos are the kind that make you want to take up space travel to be able to see the  natural phenomena with your own eyes. You can explain why these photos come out the way they do by talking about the composition of the rings. How each consecutive ring is different from the one before it.

Some of the rings are made up of light gases, while others are heavier and may contain dust particles that make them look murkier and darker. Then you can debate about why Saturn has so many rings while our Earth has none. What are the factors conducive to the formation and maintenance of these rings around the planets?

I hope I have given you some food for thought for a different science project. Do your topic research well as the judges will want to see just how much you have really learnt about the rings of Saturn when you present your project at the fair.

The Solar System is common knowledge and the stars through important as not really fascinating enough to do a science project about. So what do you feature in your science project based on outer space? How about the lesser celestial bodies like the moon, other satellites of different planets or even the asteroid belt?

The emerging interest in the moon is based on the discovery of water on it by the Chandrayan. This astonishing discovery has been confirmed by NASA and promises to change the way we look at space travel or exploration. You could do a scientific study on how much simpler it will be to launch space crafts from the moon if it has water.

Or if that sounds like too much work, how about chronicling the various natural satellites of all the planets in the Solar System? A set of celestial bodies which has little exposure even in most models of the Solar System. You could do scale models and a study in comparison of them all.

Still not motivated? Or maybe running short of time before the science fair? Then stick to a simpler topic such as the asteroid belt between Earth and Mars. Discuss the dwarf planet which seems to have split up to form the asteroid belt. Speculate about reasons why it happened. And make sure you have a lot of pictures on your display board. That will make the project look all the more interesting.

In  the last post I described the effects of misusing one resource, namely electricity. Many of the science experiments need this resource.  In fact a lot of science fair projects tend to need some source of power often supplied by batteries. The truth is that you can make a science project without using a source of power. No electricity and no batteries required.

Most of us think that without using power sources only boring science projects are possible. This is just not true. Even without using electricity you can do interesting projects. In fact without buying any new material and by merely reusing things that are lying around the home you can make a great new science project. All it takes is a little imagination and creativity.

Try out this science project. I am sure you will enjoy it and yes it uses no electricity. Plus it uses a universal favorite food – ketchup. It also explains a scientific principle really well. It may not be science fair material but it does prove something. Making it is a creative , easy to do project which does not use electricity.

Similarly you can pick up other things from around the home and make a science project for the fair. You can check out more recycled products and convert them into a science project. Think about possible material such as cans, bottles, newspapers and even old magazines. Anything can be converted into an interesting project if you give some thought to it.

The Telegraph reported that, “Britain is bracing itself for one of the coldest winters for a century with temperatures hitting minus 16 degrees Celsius”. So how does the cold winter work out for science projects? Well since temperature can be quite crucial to some science experiments there are a number of science projects which work out better in winter than in summer.

For instance if you are looking to freeze liquids for a project, it may help to have a naturally cold atmosphere around. One great science project is to make a mock cave with stalactites and stalagmites. You can use water or any other chemical to make this entertaining science project. While other fluids may be more stable at a higher temperature, water works well in winter.

Of course this project will not be possible using water if the science fair project is being held in summer. For one very simple reason, the water will melt and there would be nothing left to show. Other experiments in the winter can use the natural resource of snow. How about designing the ideal sleigh as your science project? You could use different materials and designs. Then check the sleighs for efficiency.

Not only would you have a whole lot of fun doing this experiment, it would also make a good comparison study in your project report. You could exhibit the best model along with the others in you display. Are you looking for more ideas? Here’s more help for your science project. Remember that winter is a great time to do some experimenting on your own. Just be safe.