120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.
53 projects
Mix oil and water with different ingredients to find which emulsifiers hold the mixture together.
45 to 70 min · 6 materialsView projectWrap cups of hot water in different materials and graph how fast each one cools to find the best insulator.
50 to 80 min · 6 materialsView projectMake a parachute for a ping-pong ball and tune its design for the slowest, steadiest drop.
50 to 80 min · 7 materialsView projectBuild a pizza box solar oven and measure how reflector design changes the temperature inside.
1 to 2 hr · 8 materialsView projectUse yeast, sugar and a balloon to measure how temperature changes the amount of gas living cells make.
45 to 75 min · 8 materialsView projectMeasure foam produced when hydrogen peroxide meets potato and test how temperature and surface area change the rate.
50 to 80 min · 8 materialsView projectIdentify unknown dyes by measuring their Rf values and matching them to known samples.
60 to 90 min · 7 materialsView projectMeasure pulse before, during and after exercise and analyze how fast the body recovers.
40 to 60 min · 5 materialsView projectMeasure the pulling force needed to slide a disc with and without an air cushion and calculate the coefficient of friction.
60 to 90 min · 6 materialsView projectMake leaf disks sink and time how long they take to float as photosynthesis fills them with oxygen.
1 to 1.7 hr · 8 materialsView projectUse a magnifying lens to form an image on a screen, measure its focal length, and test the lens equation.
50 to 80 min · 5 materialsView projectMake a natural pH indicator from red cabbage and use its colors to rank everyday liquids from acid to base.
60 to 90 min · 11 materialsView projectMount a model wing in an airstream and measure how lift changes with the angle of the wing.
1 to 1.7 hr · 7 materialsView projectScatter random points in a square, count how many land inside a quarter circle, and use the ratio to estimate pi.
50 to 90 min · 5 materialsView projectHang masses from a spring, measure how far it stretches, and find the spring constant from the slope of a graph.
50 to 80 min · 6 materialsView projectEstimate the number of beans in a bag the way biologists estimate wildlife populations.
45 to 75 min · 5 materialsView projectBuild a turbidity tube, calibrate it with cloudy water samples, and use it to compare local water sources.
60 to 90 min · 7 materialsView projectFlip 10 coins many times, build a histogram of heads, and compare it with the binomial model.
1 to 1.7 hr · 4 materialsView projectCode the Fibonacci sequence two ways, compare their speed, and watch the ratio of terms home in on the golden ratio.
1 to 1.7 hr · 3 materialsView projectMeasure how current changes with voltage through a resistor and find resistance from the slope of a graph.
60 to 90 min · 6 materialsView projectUse a string and a weight to measure the acceleration of gravity and judge how trustworthy your result is.
60 to 90 min · 7 materialsView projectTime how fast an effervescent tablet reacts in water at different temperatures and model the trend.
50 to 80 min · 6 materialsView projectFind the speed of sound by listening for resonance in a tube as the water level changes.
60 to 90 min · 5 materialsView projectRun a two-group reaction time experiment, calculate means and standard error, and decide whether the difference is real.
1.3 to 2 hr · 4 materialsView projectEduVistaHQ.com · Learn • Explore • Grow. Olympiad-inspired activities are practice for the skills those competitions use. EduVistaHQ is not affiliated with Science Olympiad or any other competition organization.