Science Experiments Teacher Resources

Pick your topic using these ideas to get you started. Even if you don't like any, they may inspire you to come up with one of your own. Remember, check all project ideas with your teacher and parents, and don't do any project that would...

Simple directions to make a pinhole camera from a pringles can! Try this experiment. You'll be surprised at what you find.

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An investigation into how polarized light behaves, with instructions on how to make a polarizer using glass slides. With a link to an article explaining about polarized light. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).

Instructions for building a rocket at home using basic materials then try a fun experiment to watch your rocket blast off.

This experiment demonstrates the concept of total internal reflection, using basic materials. Accompanied by a detailed explanation of what's happening, and links to articles on reflection and refraction.

An experiment with a coffee filter and a marker to see what happens when water touches a black dot, or any other color. With links to several scientific, academic articles that explain what is happening.

An experiment using Jell-O to create lenses, to see how light behaves with flat, concave, and convex lens surfaces. With an explanation of what is observed, and a link to an informative article on lenses.

Try eighteen different chemistry experiments which look like magic but everything is a product of chemical reaction.

These are eighteen different chemistry experiments to satisfy your curiosity.

A simple experiment that demonstrates the concept of total internal reflection, and shows how light can travel around curves and corners, as it does in fiber-optic cables. Accompanied by an explanation of what's happening.

A list of 50 ideas for science fair projects for Grade 7.

A list of 22 ideas for science fair projects for Grade 6, many with brief descriptions.

A long list of ideas for science fair projects for middle school students.

Ideas for Grade 8 science projects organized into the categories of environment, physics, chemistry, biology, animals, and astronomy.

A long list of ideas for science fair projects for high school students.