"Scientific American" Great Science Fair Projects

"Scientific American" has long popularized science around the world. Now children too can discover the excitement of science, with these illuminating science projects based on the magazine's "Amateur Scientist" column.

Scientific American Frontiers, hosted by Alan Alda, is seen on PBS by millions of students and teachers.Marc Rosner (Yonkers, NY) is a science teacher, educational consultant, and science writer.

ASTRONOMY
Making a Sundial
Photographing Lunar Eclipses
Tracking Artificial Satellites
Demonstrating Orbits
BIOLOGY
Hydroponics
Stimulation of Plant Growth
Sensitive Plants
Growing Algae
Cultivating Slime Molds
Learning Behavior in Sow Bugs
Breeding Butterflies
Hummingbird Studies
Raising Reptiles
Stereoscopic Vision
Binocular Vision and the Reversing Cube Illustration
CHEMISTRY
Paper Chromatography
Freezing and Thawing of Water and Salt
Growing Crystals
Non-Newtonian Fluids
Measuring the Thickness of an Oil Slick
EARTH SCIENCE
Backyard Archaeology
Building a Rock and Mineral Collection
Fossil Models
Making Clouds
Measuring Raindrops
Making a Hygrometer
Building an Anemometer
The Coriolis Effect
PHYSICS
Experiments in a Wind Tunnel
Test-Flying Planes Underwater
The Cartesian Diver
Color Addition
Studying Wave Properties in a Ripple Tank
Wave Interference
Studying Liquid Vortices
Gravitational Field Demonstrated in a Soap Bubble
Building a Periscope
Kite Flying
A Rubber Band Heat Engine
Electric Circuits
Making an Electroscope
Electric Pendulum
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