120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.
120 projects
Make secret messages with a Caesar cipher and crack coded messages using letter frequency.
40 to 70 min · 4 materialsView projectBuild a shake table and test how bracing and base design help a model building survive an earthquake.
1 to 1.7 hr · 7 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 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 projectWire bulbs in series and in parallel, measure brightness and current, and find the rules that explain the difference.
50 to 80 min · 5 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 projectDiscover systematic ways to count arrangements and selections, and use them to solve olympiad-style problems.
50 to 80 min · 3 materialsView projectDiscover why you can test for divisibility by 3 and 9 by adding digits, and prove it.
45 to 75 min · 3 materialsView projectDecide whether a route can cross every bridge once and discover the rule that solves every such puzzle.
50 to 80 min · 4 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 projectExplore arithmetic that wraps around like a clock and use it to solve remainder and last digit puzzles.
50 to 80 min · 3 materialsView projectDraw polygons on dot paper, count points, and discover a formula for area using only dots.
50 to 90 min · 4 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 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 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.