Science Fair Ideas - P.S. 162 Q THE JOHN GOLDEN SCHOOL



Suggested Science Fair Topics for K-2

(You are not limited to this list below. Please check with Mrs. White if you choose a different idea)

A. Life Science (plants, animals and humans)

1. What to animals ‘wear’ on their bodies? (K-1)

2. How do different animals move? (K-1)

3. What things are living and what things are non-living? (K-1)

4. How many legs do different animals have? (K-1)

5. What is it like to live like an animal? (K-2)

6. What do seeds need to grow? (K-2)

7. How do trees change color through the different seasons? (K-2)

8. What food does my pet prefer? (K-2)

9. What animals come out at night? (K-2)

10. What can we do to keep our bodies healthy? (K-2)

11. What are the 5 senses and how do they work? (K-2)

12. How does your heart work? (K-2)

13. What are some healthy foods to eat? (K-2)

14. What are some animals and their characteristics? (K-2)

15. How can footprints identify animals? (1-2)

16. How do seeds scatter? (1-2)

17. Can beans grow with out water? (1-2)

18. What are the parts of a plant? (1-2)

19. What are some important animal habitats? (1-2)

20. What is metamorphosis? (1-2)

B. Food and Consumer

1. Do different kinds of apples have the same number of seeds? (K-2)

2. Which raison bran cereal has the most raisons? (K-2)

3. Which brand of ice cream melts the fastest? (K-2)

4. Does chocolate or vanilla ice cream melt faster? (K-2)

5. Which chocolate chip cookie brand has the most chips? (K-2)

6. Will bananas brown faster on the counter or in the refrigerator? (1-2)

7. Do different brands of popcorn leave different amounts of unpopped kernels? (1-2)

C. Weather and Water

1. How does the weather change? (K-1)

2. What types of clothing are appropriate for each season? (K-1)

3. What things sink and float? (K-2)

4. How do snowflakes form? (K-2)

5. What does a meteorologist do? (K-2)

6. What is a tornado? A hurricane? (K-2)

7. Why is water so important? (1-2)

8. How are clouds formed? (1-2)

9. How much salt does it take to float an egg? (1-2)

10. What materials dissolve in water? (2)

11. What is the water cycle and how does it work? (2)

D. Physical Science

1. What is a magnet and how does it work? (K-2)

2. What shape magnet picks up the most paper clips? (K-2)

3. What makes things move? (K-2)

4. What bubble shapes can you make? (K-2)

5. What does gravity do? (K-2)

6. What things balance? (K-2)

7. What are the different forms of energy? (2)

8. What are the best shapes for a paper airplane? (2)

9. How fast can a car go down a ramp? (1-2)

10. Which ball type travels down a ramp the fastest? (1-2)

E. Earth and Space Science

1. How does the moon look? (K-1)

2. What are the four seasons? (K-1)

3. What is in our solar system? (K-2)

4. What is in the night sky? (K-2)

5. What is recycling? (K-2)

6. What are rocks? (K-2)

7. What kinds of land does Earth have? (K-2)

8. How are the planets different? (K-2)

9. What are shadows and how are they formed? (K-2)

10. Why does the moon change shape and look different each day? (1-2)

11. What makes things freeze and melt? (2)

12. Where do colors come from? How is a rainbow made? (1-2)

13. How does wind affect our lives? (2)

14. What is an earthquake or a volcano? (1-2)

15. What can kids do to save the planet? (1-2)

16. What does the inside of the Earth look like? (1-2)

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