<p>My school is making some of its students participate in a science fair. This pool of students includes me. The topic is due soon yet i cant think of anything. Please give me some ideas. The only requirement is that it has to have some connection with the environment. Any help is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Build and then send a high power rocket into the atmosphere with the scientific payload to collect useful scientific data. It’ll set you back by several thousand dollars and eat up a ridiculous amount of time due to the learning curve, but you’ll blow everyone else’s projects out of the water (sky). </p>
<p>Go to [Free</a> Science Fair Project Ideas for Grades K-12](<a href=“http://www.sciencebuddies.com/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml]Free”>http://www.sciencebuddies.com/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml), pick a field (“connection to the environment” is a very broad topic), screen for harder ideas, and pick the one you like. Go for the ideas rated at 8 or higher. Here’s an example of a project with a rating of 10: [Waste</a> Not, Want Not: Use the Microbial Fuel Cell to Create Electricity from Waste](<a href=“http://www.sciencebuddies.com/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Energy_p026.shtml?fave=no&isb=c2lkOjEsaWE6RW5lcmd5LHA6MyxyaWQ6Nzg0MjIyOQ&from=TSW]Waste”>http://www.sciencebuddies.com/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Energy_p026.shtml?fave=no&isb=c2lkOjEsaWE6RW5lcmd5LHA6MyxyaWQ6Nzg0MjIyOQ&from=TSW)</p>
<p>It’s about harnessing microbial fuel cells to create electricity from waste or some other nonsense I’m completely ignorant about. I looked it over and it doesn’t seem to be as difficult as building a high power rocket, but since you’re doing this on your own and I actually have no idea what I’m talking about when it comes to biology and whatnot, you’ll have to check for yourself.</p>
<p>^ or you can use a balloon instead of a rocket to collect relevant scientific data.</p>
<p>for my brother’s 2nd grade science fair, we observed the differences in fresh produce versus canned/packaged/manufactured produce. his didn’t have to be very elaborate, so we just put equal amounts of 4 different vegetables, and 4 different fruits into bottles, 1 bottle for a fresh variety, and 1 for a canned/packaged for each fruit/vegetable. then we put deflated balloons over the openings, and set them on a baking sheet. we boiled water and poured the water on the baking sheet to heat the bottles, and cause the gas from the food to rise. measured each balloon after awhile, etc.</p>
<p>for my 6th grade science fair, i went to several grocery stores and observed 200 people from each store, and what kind of bags they were choosing to have their items bagged in (i asked the clerks to ask them the question, “paper or plastic”). after collecting my data, i did some research on the cost to produce paper/plastic bags (shipping, manufacturing, materials, etc.), and the effects each bag has on the environment (biodegradability, gases expelled from manufacturing), and created a grading system on which was the best choice.</p>
<p>^If the OP is in 2nd/6th grade and is on CC…I’d be scared.</p>
<p>Hahaha, I know what you’re saying ^. I was just giving the two examples of science fair projects I’ve done, and they had something to do with the environment. I don’t know how extravagant they want theirs to be. Just brainstorming, maybe they can create a more elaborate experiment from my ideas.</p>
<p>go to science buddies(y) website, it has everything about science fairs</p>
<p>You can do it old school and make a volcano. But, like an ultra cool volcano.</p>