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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Can Your Faucet Save Water?

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiment with low-flow faucets and see how much water you can save in your home. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a section on terms,...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Understanding How Food Becomes Rancid

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this cooking and food science fair project, the student will determine how light and air can oxidize fat in potato chips and cause the chips to go rancid. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Much Sugar Is Really in That Soda?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project, use a precision hydrometer to measure the amount of sugar in soda. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a section on...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Primary Colors Combine to Make New Colors

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this science fair project, paint color pie slices onto a wheel and spin the wheel on an electric drill. See how colors add together to make new colors. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Much Water Is Required to Cook Pasta?

For Students 6th - 8th
In this cooking and food science fair project, determine if you really need 6 quarts of water to cook a pound of pasta. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Predators and Prey: How Do Cats Respond to Bird Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
A science fair project that ask whether cats respond to familiar bird sounds more readily that bird sounds in general. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
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Other

Quinnipiac University: Blogging Across the Curriculum

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This online course was created for the Interactive Digital Design Department at Quinnipiac University and is designed to examine how weblogs are being used in academia. The various pages cover the basics of weblogs, how to use Blogger...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Bitter to Sweet: Sugar Changes in Ripening Fruit

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project, use a refractometer to measure changes in sugar content in ripening fruit. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Simple Device to Measure the Strength of Tea

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project, measure the strength of tea, using plastic cups, a photoresistor, and a multimeter. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Using Plants to Determine Direction

For Students 3rd - 6th
Don't get lost in the woods. In this plant biology science fair project, students will investigate whether the location of moss growth on trees is a good way to determine cardinal direction. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: What's the Fastest Way to Cool a Soda?

For Students 9th - 10th
When you are craving an ice cold drink of soda, the last thing you want is to be stuck with a bunch of soda cans at room temperature. This fun science experiment sends you on a discovery to find the fastest way to cool soda with...
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland Libraries: Preparing an Annotated Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This step-by-step guide explains the purpose and the procedure for creating annotated bibliographies. Sample entries are included.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Does Animation Timing Affect Your Perception

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video and computer game science fair project, students will discover how changing the timing between different frames of an animation can change a player's perception of how powerful a video game punch is. The Science Buddies...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Weathering the Windchill: How Does Wind Speed Affect Objects?

For Students 9th - 10th
With this science fair project measure the effect of wind speed on how quickly an object cools. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a section on...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Scientists Separate Proteins

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this biotechnology science fair project, determine the relative size of green fluorescent protein, using size-exclusion chromatography. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective,...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Sauce to Solid: Science of Cranberry Condiments

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine how the cooking time of cranberry sauce affects its ability to form a pectin-supported solid. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Pretty Packaging: Lead to Healthier Eating?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this human behavior science fair project, the student will investigate whether packaging can persuade children to eat healthily. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Wright Stuff: Using Kites to Study Aerodynamics

For Students 6th - 9th
If you are interested in aerodynamics, wait for a windy day and go fly a kite. This Science Buddies project gives you many ideas to investigate as experiment with shape, size, and ways to fly the kite. The Science Buddies project ideas...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How to Cite Online Resources

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After research in the Alabama Virtual Library, middle schoolers will write a paragraph essay and use an online citation utility to create bibliographic citations for an online encyclopedia, an online magazine, and a print resource....
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Bibliography: Periodical Sources: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces how to format a periodical source in an APA bibliography. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "APA Bibliography: Periodical Sources."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Bibliography: Electronic Sources: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces how to format an electronic source in an APA bibliography. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "APA Bibliography: Electronic Sources."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Bibliography: Periodical Sources: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces how to format a periodical source in an APA bibliography. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "APA Bibliography: Periodical Sources."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Bibliography: Sound Recordings: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces how to format a sound recording in an APA bibliography. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "APA Bibliography: Sound Recordings."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Bibliography: Electronic Sources: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces how to format an electronic source in an APA bibliography. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "APA Bibliography: Electronic Sources."