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Reaching K-12: Biology-Related Science Fair Project Ideas

Doing a science fair project can be very daunting, especially for a child who’s never done one before. To help out the burgeoning biologist (or parent of a biologist-to-be), here we’ll explore some great biology-based science fair project ideas provided by Science Buddies. And since deadlines for many fairs are quickly approaching, we’ll focus on project ideas that don’t take more than a few days to complete.

Science Buddies is a non-profit involved in K-12 science and engineering education with an amazing library of 1000+ freely available science project ideas (though I might be biased since I’m a scientist/writer at Science Buddies). While here we’ll highlight project ideas that are suitable for the middle school audience, science project ideas ranging the entire K-12 spectrum are available through Science Buddies. (We previously highlighted the many stem cell-related science fair project ideas that are available through Science Buddies.)

The following science fair project ideas are great for middle school students who want to do a biology-based project and have a looming deadline for the fair. (I’ve actually tested and/or written several of these project ideas.) They’re arranged by interest area.

Human Biology & Health

Human Behavior

Mammalian Biology & Zoology

Plant Biology

Microbiology

Genetics & Genomics

Medical Biotechnology

Chemistry & Biochemistry

If you want more personalized recommendations for science fair project ideas, check out Science Buddies’ Topic Selection Wizard, which helps students pick the right project for them by having them take a short survey about their interests and hobbies.


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