Elementary Projects
(for Grades 5 and 6)

EB001 Personal observations on life cycle
EB004 What attracts insects? light or heat?
EB011 plants and fertilizer
EB021 How pet mice respond to different types of food (pellets, crushed, solid)
EB031 Why do plants grow towards light?
EB032 The effects of gravity on seed germination
EB033 How water moves through the plant
EB034 How plants reproduce and factors that affect the process
EB035 Why do plants move?
EB036 How do plants get nitrogen
EB037 Does gravity affect plant growth?
EB041 The importance of earthworms to soil and plants
EB042 The effect of soil components and organic matter on growth of plants.
EB056 Plants and animal life in a balanced aquarium
EC001 Chemical Change and the factors that affect the rate such as heat. light and catalysts
EC002 Acid and basic solutions,
EC004 The effects of salts on the freezing point of water.
EC005 Fire must have air to burn.
EC006 Effect of Acids on teeth, bones and eggs
EE001 Understanding Electrical Conductors and Insulators
EE002 Demonstration of principals; how is current affected by type of conductor, temperature, filament, etc.
EE003 Compare material and objects for conductivity.
EE005 Principles of fluorescent lights; how do they compare with filament bulbs, in effectiveness and cost.
EM001 Day Length
EM003 Dew - Does it form on clear or cloudy nights? What other frost factors increase the amount of dew? Can you measure how much dew is formed in a square meter.
EM004 Temperature. - How does the temperature change during the day? What time is usually the warmest? Can you construct your own thermometer to keep your own records.
EM005 Rain - How does a rain gauge work? Measure the rainfall over a period of time and compare it with the daily weather reports. - Principles of cloud seeding and other weather modification.
EP001 How metals compare in conducting heat.
EP002 How metals compare in density
EP003 Egg Floatation (buoyancy)
EP005 How does the amount of oxygen affect the rate of burning?
EP007 Are some substances more soluble than others
EP008 How do Aeorplanes fly? What is the best wing shape?
EP009 How do waves carry energy
EP010 How do magnets work? How are they made?
EP012 How Light is Affected passing through water e.g. viewing objects under water, formation of rainbows.
EX001 A Bell System
EX002 History of Shells
EX003 A Chemical Change
EX005 A Crystal Radio Set
EX006 Heat can Produce Electricity
EX008 Fire Must Have Air to Burn
EX009 A Door Chime
EX010 How Electricity is Made
EX012 Climate
EX013 Electric Eye
EX015 Electromagnetism
EX017 Fluorescent Lights
EX018 Measuring the Ocean Depths
EX020 Measuring Outer Space
EX022 Model Airplanes
EX023 How to Develop a Picture
EX024 Molding
EX025 How Traffic Signals Work
EX026 Most Liquid contain either Acid or Alkali
EX027 Inside a Cave
EX029 Operation of a Doorbell buzzer
EX030 Mercury
EX031 Parts of an Electric Motor
EX034 A Water Pump in action
EX036 A Weather Station
EX037 Our Solar System
EX038 A Cotton Gin
EX039 Phases of the Moon
EX042 Cross Section of a volcano
EX043 Salt and its Uses
EX046 Cross Section of the Earth
EX047 Simple Machines
EX048 Distillation of Water
EX053 Fingerprinting
EX054 Expansion and Contracting Of Liquids
EX055 The Telegraph Key
EX057 Which Metals Conduct Heat best?
EX062 Light
EX064 Snowflakes
EX065 Water Supports Heavy Weights
EX067 An Electromagnetic Crane
EX068 Space Problems in Gravity
EX070 Steam Propulsion
EX073 Parts of a Windmill
EX078 Water is Compound of Hydrogen & Oxygen
EX081 Working Principles of a Gasoline Engine
EX083 Working of a Telegraph
EX106 How Hard are Various Types of Rocks and Minerals?
EX109 Erosion - What causes erosion? - How can soil erosion be prevented?
EX110 Air Pollution - causes and cleanup
EX113 Precipitation
EX114 Water Filtration
EX115 The City of the Future
EX119 Tides
EX120 EarthQuakes and Associated measuring devices
EX121 Collect and Identify minerals and rocks exposed in local area.
EX122 Foods
EX123 Volcano
EX124 Can Electricity Create Heat?