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The elementary school science fair is the quintessential learning experience. Identifying a realm of exploration, formulating a hypothesis, doing considerable research, designing an experiment, making up the results, and preparing your poster-board, all at 11 o'clock on the night before it's due. The hardest part of this process, other than finding a piece of poster-board that close to midnight, is picking a compelling topic for your project. So, to help you out on your scientific exploration, I've compiled a list of fun and factual ideas to get you started on the road to success!

1) Grow plants in two different conditions
It's pretty simple to set up and doesn't require much upkeep. The only problem is making two months of pouring water every day sound interesting

2) See how some item is affected by submerging it in some sort of fluid
A little tip for this one: don't make the fluid "water", and the item "ice"

3) Find out the freezing and boiling points of different things
You can look up the results to this one online. Quick note, though, don't try and find the boiling point of something like a cookie... or a cat

4) See which things look really cool when you set fire to them
This experiment, you might actually WANT to do. Nothing like setting fire to a couch and using a good grade as an excuse

5) How much candy/pizza/potato chips/copper can you eat before you're sick?
Beginners might want to do candy or pizza, copper and potato chips are better for veteran eaters

6) How far can you walk down the main street naked before someone calls the cops?
The younger you are, the farther you'll end up getting. A 3 year old walking down the street naked is kinda cute (in a non-creepy way). A 19 year old walking down the street naked is a sexual harassment suit waiting to happen

7) What does it take to convince a full-grown man to eat a light bulb?
If you want to make this one really challenging, see if you can do it without him money

8) Study the effects of a magnifying glass and the sun on various insects
Various bits of previous research have indicated that some insects will melt, some will catch on fire, and others will actually explode

9) How many Democrats does it actually take to change a light bulb?
This one's pretty self-explanatory. Previous research indicates that it may be 5, one to actually change the light bulb, and four to create a special interests group claiming that "maybe the light-bulb doesn't WANT to be changed, it's the bulb's right to chose, not our governments."

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