Biofuel Science Project
Science Project Ideas
Good Science Fair Projects:
- Focus on a topic that is relevant and meaningful (e.g. sea level rise, space travel, etc.)
- Yield analyzable data and provide a positive experience with science.
- Relate to important science ideas that build students’ science knowledge and skills.
There are many straight-forward, doable science fair projects that fit this criteria. These projects provide a much better opportunity to impressing teachers, judges, and others. A few examples are provided below.
Sea Level Rise
- Relevant: Sea level rise is a major global problem.
- Interesting/Yields Data: With a simple apparatus data useful data can be collected for analysis.
- Science Ideas: Addresses climate change, thermal expansion, and collecting and analyzing data.
Does Air Occupy Space?
With three separate, yet simple experiments, students answer a research question about the nature of the air all around us.
- Relevant: Although we don’t typically see the air around us, there are many everyday phenomena that can be explained with a basic understanding of air.
- Interesting/Yields Data: The experiments are quick, fun to do and easy to share with others, and observations lead to meaningful analysis.
- Science Ideas: Air pressure, behavior of gases, data collection.
Biofuels from Citrus Peels
A bit more involved than the previous science fair projects, the Biofuel project evaluates three potential sources of biofuel (orange, lemon, lime peel).
- Relevant: Alternative energy sources are a frequent topic in the news and science classrooms and make good science fair projects.
- Interesting/Yields Data: There’s a flame involved, something many students find compelling. And the project uses video to capture and analyze data.
- Science Ideas: Biofuels, digital data collection and analysis.
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