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120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.

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10 projects

Grade 1
BuildBeginner

Backyard Bird Feeder and Bird Count

Science, Engineering · Biology, Environmental Science

Build a simple bird feeder and tally which birds come to visit.

30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView project
Grade 1
ExperimentBeginner

Leaf Hunt and Sort

Science, Math · Biology, Environmental Science

Collect fallen leaves, sort them by shape and edges, and make a graph of what you found.

30 to 50 min · 6 materialsView project
Grade 2
ExperimentBeginner

Bean Seed Window Garden

Science · Biology, Measurement

Sprout beans in a bag on a sunny window and record what the seeds need to grow.

15 to 20 min · 6 materialsView project
Grade 3
ExperimentBeginner

Fingerprint Detectives

Science · Biology, Data Analysis

Lift fingerprints with cocoa powder and tape and sort them into arches, loops and whorls.

35 to 50 min · 6 materialsView project
Grade 7
ExperimentIntermediate

Osmosis in Potato Cylinders

Science · Biology, Chemistry

Soak 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 project
Grade 8
ExperimentIntermediate

Yeast Balloon: Measuring Respiration

Science · Biology, Chemistry

Use yeast, sugar and a balloon to measure how temperature changes the amount of gas living cells make.

45 to 75 min · 8 materialsView project
Grade 9
ExperimentIntermediate

Catalase: Enzyme Activity in a Potato

Science · Biology, Chemistry

Measure foam produced when hydrogen peroxide meets potato and test how temperature and surface area change the rate.

50 to 80 min · 8 materialsView project
Grade 9
ExperimentIntermediate

Heart Rate and Exercise

Science, Math · Biology, Data Analysis

Measure pulse before, during and after exercise and analyze how fast the body recovers.

40 to 60 min · 5 materialsView project
Grade 9
ExperimentIntermediate

Leaf Disk Photosynthesis Assay

Science · Biology, Environmental Science

Make leaf disks sink and time how long they take to float as photosynthesis fills them with oxygen.

1 to 1.7 hr · 8 materialsView project
Grade 10
ExperimentIntermediate

Mark and Recapture: Estimating a Population

Science, Math · Biology, Environmental Science

Estimate the number of beans in a bag the way biologists estimate wildlife populations.

45 to 75 min · 5 materialsView project

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