What are the best science fair project ideas you’ve ever seen?

There are a lot of great science fair project ideas, and the best ideas are your ideas.

Be original!

Teachers and judges have already seen a 3rd grade science fair project with a volcano using baking soda and vinegar.

They don’t want to see another 5th grade science fair with a bulletin board wired to light up if you answer a question correctly...

... and please don’t pour vinegar on plants to study the effects of acid rain!


Some kids science fair ideas involve pouring vinegar on plants.

Don't do it! It is not a great example of a science fair project.

So what do teachers and judges want to see?

They want to see that you have creativity and passion.

The best ideas are your ideas!

How can I come up with my own idea for a science fair project?

Start by asking yourself a few questions, or better yet, print these questions, and talk with someone else about them.

You can focus on topics you like:

• What are your favorite scientific topics?
• What did you like about each?
• What new questions can you think of about these topics?

Or Focus on experiments and projects:

• What have been your favorite science projects or experiments?
• What did you like about each?
• What new questions does each experiment raise?

To see how this works, let’s look at some examples of science fair projects:

Go to "Science Fair topics: How do beliefs affect student test performance in Math and English?"

Go to "Science Fair Topics: Several examples of science fair topics using Planaria"

Go to "Alka Seltzer Science"

Ready to write your lab report? Go to Lab Report Format

Go to "What is Science?"

Go to Easy Science Experiments

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