Imagine interesting science projects that actually are fun to play with. Making sparks fly from the ends of swords or getting a gentle fog to descend on the room. These are not so difficult to do when you know the science behind them. And they can become a part of your science fair project with ease.

Simple but working science projects that actually do something are always more interesting than detailed models that do nothing. That is why even something as simple as a parachute dropping an egg from a height is much more interesting than charts and reports.

So the minute you add motion to the project it captures the attention of the viewers. If you add an interactive element it will become even more popular. That is why the games at a fair are more popular than the displays. Ever notice that they have the largest crowds?

They are also more likely to catch the attention of the judges. So put on your thinking cap and come up with interesting games and working models that use science principles. Check out the Fun Aero plane that you can make here. It would be fun to fly this at the science fair.

For a plant to grow healthy and strong it needs light, water, and fertile soil to grow in, but what happens of the light it gets is not enough? Is there an optimum level of light that the plant must have to grow well? In this science experiment we are going to use three plants of the same kind and roughly of the same size to check this fact out.

Does the plant that gets less light grow more or less than the one which gets a whole lot more light? To make the experiment easier to control we will use just artificial light on all three plants. We will set the three plants in cubicles in similar pots, but we will vary the quality of light that each plant will receive. To do so we will use a 25 watt bulb, a 100 watt bulb and a 200 watt bulb.

Now make a record chart for your observations of each plant. Make sure that the lights are far enough from the plants so that the heat generated from them does not damage the plants. Observe the condition of the plants over a period of 10 days on a daily basis. At the end of ten days which plant is looking the healthiest? Look out for more science experiments here.

Who said that science experiments had to be done in labs? You can have your own set of experiments in the kitchen. I know that I can cook potatoes faster if I mix them with some aborigines. I don’t know why, but something about the two vegetables being cooked together tends to speed up the cooking time needed.

Here are a few ideas that you can try out.  Does adding salt to water make it boil faster than the plain water? Try boiling water in two pans and add a spoonful of salt to one of them. Now time them both as the water comes to a boil and check which one boiled faster.

You can even use some fruit in the kitchen to generate electricity. Get some alligator clips and hook them up to copper and zinc electrodes. Add a miniature light bulb to complete the circuit and you will have a bright science project. Use different types of citrus fruits to see which ones generate the power longest.

There is no dearth of experiments for you to perform in the kitchen. And why restrict yourself to science experiments in the kitchen alone? You can get any number of fun projects to do here. Check them out and get started right away.

Making a science fair project is more than just putting up any old thing as your entry to the science fair. It involves learning something new and then putting it to practical use. There is a whole lot of work involved if you choose to do it properly and well.

Picking the right idea for your project can make a huge difference to the way you handle your project. If it is something that interests you then you will be willing to work on it at the cost of your social time and despite school work.

Yes the science project will make demands on your time, but if you organize yourself well, you will be able to generate more than enough time to get the project done well. To do this, you will have to ensure that you don’t leave everything to the last minute.

A little bit of work done every day is much better than trying to produce a science project overnight the day before the science fair. Read here about the four secrets to success at the science fair. May be they will inspire you to do your best.

Remember the science fiction freeze gun which makes the person incapable of moving? Thanks to some science experiments being conducted by researchers these may no longer be fiction very long. The use of electrical impulses by scientists has succeeded in affecting the brains of participants in the experiment by slowing down their physical actions.

Sound familiar? Yes indeed it is possible to affect the actions of a person as Alek Pogosyan of the University College London has proved. The research is actually in aid of developing treatments for those suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Also the activities of the people did not diminish all together like in the science fictions movies.

The activities merely slowed down by about 10 per cent. In Parkinson’s disease the beta activity of the neurons gets accelerated considerably. And before a normal person makes a voluntary movement this same beta activity of the brain drops considerably. By using electrical stimulation the scientists increased the beta activity in the participants of the study.

This made them slow down their physical movements.  Maybe the gun to freeze all movements may not become a reality any time soon, but this study has proved that it is a distinct possibility. Try out other interesting 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.