<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMiddle schoolers can use real tools, simple code and correct data. These are STEM project ideas for the middle school level, which are more advanced than those covered at the primary level, and involve more \u201cwhy did that happen?\u201d as well as building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>6th Grade STEM Project Ideas<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn sixth grade, students are prepared to make careful measurements and compare outcomes. These combine basic engineering with common science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Simple water clock:<\/strong> Take a bottle and make a small hole in it, write the amount of water in each minute, and compare with the actual time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wind turbine model:<\/strong> create paper blades and experiment on what shape spins the fastest when placed in front of a fan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Liquid density tower:<\/strong> Honey, dish soap, water and oil are stacked in a glass in a liquid density tower.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Home weather station:<\/strong> Record the temperature, wind and rainfall data for 2 weeks and identify patterns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Homemade lava lamp:<\/strong> Discover liquids that don’t mix in a homemade lava lamp by combining oil, water, food coloring and a fizzy tablet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Marker chromatography:<\/strong> Put out paper strips in water and observe the colours in black markers split out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bottle terrarium:<\/strong> Construct a small closed garden, and observe the water cycle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Paper helicopter test:<\/strong> Vary the length of the wings and the time that each takes to reach the ground.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sound-proof test:<\/strong> Surround a ringing telephone with various materials and determine which one is the best at blocking sound.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Simple anemometer:<\/strong> Make a wind speed meter with paper cups and a straw.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>7th Grade STEM Project Ideas<\/strong>