46 science fair projects for the evil genius

Introduction

Project 1: Water, water, everywhere: the effect of fresh water and coastal salt water flooding on lawns

Project 2: Who's home?: determining whether or not organisms other than birds live in birds' nests

Project 3: Go with the flow: lighthouses are cylindrically shaped, so they can structurally withstand high-velocity winds

Project 4: Kinetic pendulum: examining the relationship between the arc distance a pendulum travels and the swing period time

Project 5: Melody camouflage: erroneously perceived sound while masked by noise

Project 6: "Vlip!": a pet dog responds to sounds rather than understanding the meaning of words

Project 7: Got salt: comparisons of back bay salt content to tide cycles

8: In the ear of the beholder: the physics and social classification of "noise"

Project 9: Flying in the wind: wind velocity at ground level may be different at heights above the ground

Project 10: Lighter struts: making materials lighter, yet still strong enough for the required need

Project 11: Stock up: concepts of stock market investing

Project 12: Better burger: comparing the fat content in different grades of ground beef

Project 13: Caught in the spotlight: devising an insect-collection device, and then evaluating the nocturnal insect population in your area for health hazards

Project 14: Sweet treat: behavior of ants toward natural and artificial sugars

Project 15: C, a fantastic vitamin: the effect of boiling on the vitamin C content of carrots

Project 16: Zenith is not a radio: comparing the sun's daily zenith to the time between sunrise and sunset

Project 17: Bold mold: environment affects the rate at which food spoils

Project 18: M&M's ring around world: determining the validity of sample size

Project 19: Choices: behavior: the position of an item will determine the selection by handedness (left hand/right hand) over color

Project 20: Plants exhale: a plant produces more oxygen when light intensity is increased

Project 21: melting mountains: Alluvial runoff from melting mountain ice

Project 22: Sounds fishy: determining if goldfish have water temperature preferences

Project 23: Parallelogram prevention: simple bracing can greatly increase a structure's capability to maintain its shape under stress

Project 24: Taste of plant acid: determining if a vegetable has a more acrid taste if it has a higher pH

Project 25: Split and dip: testing a strategy for making money in the stock market

Project 26: Johnny applesauce: cinnamon: a mold inhibitor

Project 27: Backfield in motion: the effect of an electromagnetic field on single-celled organisms

Project 28: Green no more: concepts in chlorophyll

Project 29: Not just lemonade: determining if the addition of lemon to cleaning products is strictly for marketing purposes

Project 30: Less is more: determining if pH increases as standing rainwater evaporates

Project 31: Natural fences: finding natural pesticide substances

Project 32: Nose knows: olfactory identification differences by age

Project 33: Germ jungle: checking for the presence of bacteria on public surfaces

Project 34: Not 'til Christmas: determining adherence to instructions by gender

Project 35: Space farm: the effect of artificial gravity on radish-seed germination

Project 36: Cooled off: comparison study between the cooling effect of evaporating water and alcohol

Project 37: Pass the mold: a study on the capability of common bread mold to be transferred from one food to another

Project 38: Hardwood cafe: determining if bracket fungi are parasites or saprophytes

Project 39: Web crawlers: determining the effectiveness of various internet search engines

Project 40: Night watch: circadian rhythms: training a house plant to be awake at night

Project 41: Time for the concert: a study of the effect of temperature on the chirping of crickets

Project 42: Flying, walking, crawling: natural bait to keep pests at bay during picnics

Project 43: High-tech times: a study of the willingness of people in different age groups to adapt to new technology

Project 44: Commercial TV: a comparison of programming to advertising content

Project 45: Sold on solar: the temperature in a climate as it relates to the amount of possible usable sunlight

Project 46: Getting to the root of the problem: a study of the effect of low water on radish seedling root systems

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