| There many topics that can be used for middle school | | | | landfills each year that can be recycled or composted. |
| science fair projects, covering a range of scientific | | | | What kinds of environmental advantages could be |
| disciplines. Below is a list of scientific questions that can | | | | gained if every American could be convinced to do his |
| be adapted for use by the middle school students:o | | | | part and stopped throwing away reusable items?o |
| What kinds of single cell animals live in the water? | | | | What is a carbon footprint? What are some things |
| How are they different from viruses and bacteria? | | | | that the average person could do to reduce the |
| How do they reproduce?o What is the life cycle of | | | | carbon footprint he makes in a year? How are these |
| the common butterfly? Name the stages that it goes | | | | changes likely to benefit the environment?o What |
| through from egg to mature adult.o Explain what DNA | | | | kinds of renewable energy sources are being |
| is. What is a chromosome? What is a gene? What is | | | | investigated currently? How will these alternatives help |
| inheritance?o Name four major glands in the body. | | | | the environment? What can be powered using these |
| Make diagrams for them and explain what their | | | | alternatives?o Yeast are single celled animals that are |
| function is.o Name the major classifications for | | | | used in baking and brewing. What function do they |
| different animal species. How are they different from | | | | serve? How do they perform their work?o What are |
| one another? What are the names of some of the | | | | the different cells found in blood? What function does |
| animals in each classification?o What are the main | | | | each kind of cell perform for the body?o What are the |
| classifications for rocks? How are they differentiated | | | | four blood types found in humans? What is an Rh |
| and what are the different characteristics that make | | | | factor? Which blood type is the most common? |
| them unique? How was each type formed?o Using | | | | Which is the least common? What is an allele?o What |
| edible ingredients make a sample aquifer. Show how | | | | is lightening? What conditions in the atmosphere are |
| pollutants can get into the water. Show how the water | | | | necessary for it to form? Why is it so dangerous?o |
| table can be reduced by pumping.o Get a telescope | | | | What is wind? What causes it to move across the |
| and observe the night sky. Draw the constellations that | | | | face of the earth? |
| you see and explain which time of the year it is based | | | | These are just a few of the many questions you can |
| on what ones you see in the night sky.o Pick a | | | | base your middle school science fair projects on. |
| favorite dinosaur and research what kind of | | | | Choosing a category of interest by which to base |
| environment it was likely to live in. What kinds of food | | | | your hypothesis is a good starting point. Finding a topic |
| did it most likely eat? What geologic period in time did it | | | | interesting to you is the key to a winning science fair |
| come from?o Research how much goes into our | | | | project. |