120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.
52 projects
Build a lightweight paper glider, change its wing or weight, and measure how far each version flies.
40 to 60 min · 6 materialsView projectOne partner builds a secret structure and describes it, and the other rebuilds it using only measurements and words.
40 to 60 min · 5 materialsView projectUse a scale to place the planets along a strip of paper and discover how empty space really is.
40 to 70 min · 5 materialsView projectFind the shape of rectangular garden that gives the most room when you have a fixed amount of fence.
40 to 65 min · 5 materialsView projectPick a question about everyday life, design a fair experiment to answer it, and present your results.
60 to 90 min · 4 materialsView projectConnect gears of different sizes and discover how the number of teeth changes speed and turning force.
40 to 65 min · 4 materialsView projectBalance a ruler on a pencil and discover the rule for how weight and distance work together.
40 to 60 min · 5 materialsView projectBuild a tall tower from straws or balsa that holds the most weight for the least mass.
1 to 2 hr · 7 materialsView projectAdd weight to the nose of a paper airplane and measure how it changes the distance it flies.
45 to 60 min · 5 materialsView projectBuild a hovercraft from a CD and a balloon, then test how load and air supply change how far it glides.
40 to 70 min · 7 materialsView projectLayer honey, dish soap, water and oil in a glass and measure the density of each liquid to explain the order.
40 to 60 min · 8 materialsView projectBuild a lightweight glider launched by a rubber band and tune it for the longest flight time or distance.
1.5 to 2.5 hr · 7 materialsView projectMix oil and water with different ingredients to find which emulsifiers hold the mixture together.
45 to 70 min · 6 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 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 projectBurn a snack under a can of water, measure the temperature rise, and compare the energy you capture with the label.
60 to 90 min · 9 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 projectBuild a turbidity tube, calibrate it with cloudy water samples, and use it to compare local water sources.
60 to 90 min · 7 materialsView projectSqueeze trapped air with weights and show that pressure and volume change in opposite ways.
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.