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Balloon-Powered Car
Challenge
Science Fair Project Idea
Engineering Design Process
Do you think you could build a car powered by
nothing but air? A balloon-powered car is pushed
forward by air escaping from a balloon, and it is fun
and easy to build with materials you already have
around your house. Can you imagine how you
would want your own balloon-powered car to look?
Can you design a car that will travel as far as
possible? You can even measure your car's speed
using your smartphone and a special sensor app.
Get ready to grab some simple supplies to bring
your idea to… Read more
Build a Floating Maglev Train
Science Fair Project Idea
Scientific Method
How can you make a train without wheels? By
using magnets! In this project you will build a
magnetic levitation ("maglev" for short) train that
floats above a magnetic track. How much weight
can you add to the train before it sinks down and
touches the track? Read more
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Build an Ultrasonic Levitator
Science Fair Project Idea
Engineering Design Process
It's not magic; it's science! Build your own acoustic
levitator to make objects float in midair using
invisible sound waves. Read more
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Build a Simple Electric Motor!
Science Fair Project Idea
Scientific Method
When you think of a motor, you may immediately
think of a car, but you actually encounter other
motors in your home every day. That's right, if you
put on clean clothes from the washing machine, ate
food from the fridge, or used a fan, you used an
electric motor. In this electronics science project,
you will make a simple electric motor with two
magnets that "talk" to each other. As they interact,
they will alternate between "liking" each other
(pulling together), and "disliking" each other… Read
more
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Tallest Paper Tower
Challenge
Science Fair Project Idea
Engineering Design Process
In this engineering challenge, you will use limited
materials to build a paper tower as tall as possible,
but there's a twist! Your tower must also support a
heavy weight at the top without collapsing. Looking
for inspiration? You can see how other students
have tackled this and other annual Science Buddies
Engineering Challenges. Teachers, lesson plan
versions of this challenge are also available. Read
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How to Turn a Potato Into a
Battery
Science Fair Project Idea
Scientific Method
Imagine telling your friends about your latest
science project: using a battery to make a light turn
on. You might get some blank stares...sounds a
little boring and basic, right? Now tell them you will
do it with a potato! Yes, you can actually use fruits
and vegetables as part of an electric power source!
Batteries power many things around you, including
cell phones, wireless video game controllers, and
smoke detectors. In this science project, you will
learn about the basics of battery… Read more
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Control Motors with Your Muscles!*
Science Fair Project Idea
Engineering Design Process
Have you ever wished you could control your own
suit of power armor like Iron Man? What about
building a set of Wolverine-like retractable claws?
You can get started by using electromyography
(EMG) sensors, which can measure the tiny
electrical signals generated by our muscles when
they contract (Figure 1). You can interface these
sensors with a microcontroller like an Arduino and
use the output to control LEDs or motors. Getting
these sensors to work can be tricky. The electrical
signals… Read more
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Make the Wind Work for You!
Science Fair Project Idea
Scientific Method
Alternative energy sources are a big deal these
days. One such source is the wind. Find out how a
wind turbine can use the power of the wind to
generate energy in this science fair engineering
project. You'll design various blades to find out
which produces the most energy, and put the wind
to work for you! Read more
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Make Popping Boba Balls
Out of Your Drinks
Science Fair Project Idea
Scientific Method
Forget drinking your juice. Instead, try snacking on
it! Use the steps and recipes in this food science
project to transform drinks into semi-solid balls that
pop in your mouth. The technique is called
spherification and it is part of a larger food science
trend called molecular gastronomy— but we just
call it yummy science! Read more
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Make an Automatic Pill
Dispenser
Science Fair Project Idea
Engineering Design Process
Remembering to take medicine at the right time can
be hard, especially if you need to take multiple
medications at different times of day. It might not be
a big deal if you forget to take your daily
multivitamin, but for some people, forgetting to take
medication at the right time can be dangerous.
What if you had a device that could not only set off
an alarm at the right time, but also automatically
dispense the right pills for you? In this project, you
will build an automatic medicine… Read more
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How Far Will It Fly? Build &
Test Paper Planes with
Different Drag
Science Fair Project Idea
Scientific Method
Just one sheet of paper can lead to a whole lot of
fun. How? Paper planes! All you have to know is
how to fold and you can have a simple plane in a
matter of minutes! But what design should you use
to build the best plane? In this aerodynamics
science project, you will change the basic design of
a paper plane and see how this affects its flight.
Specifically, you will increase how much drag the
plane experiences and see if this changes how far
the paper plane flies. There is a lot of cool… Read
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Removing Microplastics from
Water with Ferrofluids
Science Fair Project Idea
Scientific Method
Have you ever walked next to your favorite ocean,
lake, or creek and seen plastic waste everywhere?
Have you ever thought about how much plastic
breaks down into microplastics and pollutes
waterways? Scientists are coming up with new
ways to remove these microplastics from our
waterways, and now you can test them out for
yourself at home. Read more
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