120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.
120 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 projectPlay a two-dice game, collect the results, and discover which player has the better chance of winning.
40 to 60 min · 3 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 projectBuild a marble track with hills and a loop, and measure how height, friction and energy change the ride.
1 to 1.7 hr · 6 materialsView projectSurvey your family and friends, find the mean, median and mode, and decide which one tells the story best.
45 to 70 min · 5 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 projectWrite step-by-step commands to guide a human robot through a floor maze, then improve your code with loops.
40 to 60 min · 4 materialsView projectWrite instructions for building a hidden object so well that a partner can rebuild it without ever seeing it.
40 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 projectUse five cards to count, convert and send secret messages in binary, the language computers use.
45 to 70 min · 4 materialsView projectBuild a lightweight structure that sticks out from a wall like a diving board and holds a hanging load.
1.5 to 2.5 hr · 8 materialsView projectBuild a working circuit, then use it as a tester to sort materials into conductors and insulators.
45 to 60 min · 6 materialsView projectSeparate the colors in black pens with paper chromatography to find which pen wrote a mystery note.
40 to 60 min · 6 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 projectSoak potato pieces in salt solutions of different strengths and use their mass change to find the concentration that matches the potato cells.
1 to 2 hr · 7 materialsView projectBuild a vehicle powered by a falling mass and tune it to stop exactly at a target line.
1.5 to 2.5 hr · 8 materialsView projectDiscover a simple idea that guarantees surprising facts, such as two people in a class sharing a birthday month.
40 to 60 min · 3 materialsView projectBuild a model wind turbine and test how blade shape and number change how much weight it can lift.
1 to 1.7 hr · 9 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.