Science Fair Topics 2012

Name Class Topic
Sarah-Lyn 6F Which solvent removes permanent marker fastest?
Saul 6F Does playing video games help reduce physical or emotional pain?
Katya 6F Are fingerprints inherited?
Chelsea 6F What melts ice faster: salt, sugar, sand or pepper?
Sarah-Jane6L Does your heart beat faster when you are scared?
Xavier 6L Which brand of paper towel absorbs more water?
Erika 6L
Tae-Bin 6L Ancient Greek water transportation system explained
Alyson B-L 6L All about snakes
Anthony L 6L What is the fastest way to cool a soda? In a bucket of ice, in snow or in the fridge?
Patrick 6L
Rana 6L Who has a better grip reflex, boys or girls?
Vanessa 6F Buoancy: Eggs in solutions.
Isabelle 6L What are the best conditions to grow the largest purest crystals? Room temperature, in the fridge or ice cold?
Kellyann 6F What happens to water when ice melts in it?
Emilie 6L Canine Intelligence
Marianne 6L What is keener, a dog’s sense of smell or its sense of sight?
Charlotte 6L Does a person’s height affect his/her ability to make a jump shot?
Gabriel 5/6B Who has a better short term memory, boys or girls?
Charles 5/6B How we use air pressure
Sara C 5/6B Is smiling contagious?
Olivia 5/6B Sugar vs sugar: Are sugar substitutes just as sweet?
Alexis 5/6 What is more effective for making a slap shot, a flexible stick or a rigid one?
Elodie 6F Which nail polish remover works best, with or without acetone?
Janie 5/6B How does a crystal form?
Zachary D 5/6B F=MxA How high can you throw a baseball? A tennis ball? A football? A golf ball?
Joseeanne 5/6 B Which kind of woods lights faster, old wood or freshly cut?
Manami 5/6 B Mixing light to make colours.
Marie Eve 6F Hidden sugar
Philippe Arbour 6F Why do the bubbles in a lava lamp go up and down? Needs an outlet.
Benjamin 6F Build a raft powered by surface tension.
Victoria 6F Which soap is the most effective when removing oil/grease?
Megan 6F Solutions: which melts ice faster, salt water or fresh water.
Madyson 6F Fear Factor: Do your fears change over time.
Lucas 6L Polymers: The science behind a bouncing ball.
Jeremy 6L
Mathew 6L The physics behind the world’s most useless machine.
Jessica 6L Electromagnets: Repelling action.
Alec 6L Why is a Pepsi/Mentos solution so volatile?
Anthony 6L Why does a football rotate in flight?
Amy 6L Which food decomposes fastest?
Amelie 6F Ice water can crusher
Samuel 6F Which mixture makes a more volatile reaction,
vinegar and baking soda or lemon juice and baking
soda.
Frederique 6F Which chips contain the most fat?
Logan 6F Non-Newtonian Liquid: cornstarch in water.
Trinitee 6F The mpemba effect: Can hot water freeze faster than cold water.
Michael 6F Probability: Does toast always land butter side down?
Matthew 6F Does talking to plants help them to grow taller?
Katryne 6F What will dry nail polish faster, heat or a fan?
Sean 6F How long can people hold a paper against the wall with their breath?
Jessie 6F Who is better at finding hidden images, boys or girls?
Liana 5/6 B How smart are your taste buds?
Claudya 5/6B Which coloured paper fades the fastest?
Marc-Antoine 5/6B
Amy 5/6B What works the best to get rid of the burning sensation of hot pepper in your mouth, milk, bread or water?
Sean 5/6B All about plants
Laurie 5/6B Rocketology: Baking soda + vinegar = lift off
Alicia 5/6 B How do things rust? How do you get rust off pennies?
Nicolas 5/6 B Which is cheaper to run, a gas or electric car?
Jordan 5/6 B Which marble will reach the bottom of the plank faster, the heavy one or the light one?
Victoria 5/6 B How much does the size of a parachute matter?
Claudya 5/6 B Does paper fade in the sun?
Allyson GC 6L Why does a basketball bounce?
Annabelle 6L Why does soap float? Which soap floats better?
Erika: How much further does a soccer ball go if it's fully blown up?
Patrick 6L Do girls and boys react differently when they touch a cow's eye?
Samuel 5/6B Which batteries last the longest?
Marc-Antoine 5/6 B The Science of shooting hoops.
Jade 6F How long does it take to dry hair using a hairdryer with heat, without heat, and with a towel then air-dry.
Dyllyn 6F Does a fidget help you to concentrate?
Charlotte 6L Who has the best short term memory, children or adults?
Chloe: 6L Owl Pellets
David: 6L Levitation mystery!
JP: 6L
Jonathan: 6L
Andrea 6L Why are bugs attracted to light at night?
Jonathan 6L Tin can and string telephone.

Ice: Chelsea, Megan, Vanessa, Kellyann
Outlet: Philippe Arbour, Jessica C.