Science Fair Testable Questions

Suzy approached her teacher excited to share her Science Fair topic. Her question was,

How does an airplane fly?

While a great question, it is not a testable question but can easily be turned into one. Suzy needs to add a manipulated and responding ariable to ma!e it wor!" #$oes changing the wing span %manipulated& o' a plane a''ect its 'light %responding&() or #$oes the length o' an airplane*s wing %manipulated&, a''ect how 'ar it will 'ly %responding&() +elow you will 'ind a ery short list o' science 'air type questions. They are only a guide to help your students create testable questions. ,gain, almost any question can be a testable question with a little creati ity.

$oes the type o' liquid a''ect how 'ast an ice cube melts( $oes changing the temperature o' water a''ect the buoyancy o' an egg( $oes the amount o' -entos %white candy& a''ect the height o' the pop explosion( %remember you cannot use brand names on your board or .ournal& $oes the type o' wood a''ect how long it burns( $oes the 'la or o' ice cream a''ect how 'ast the ice cream melts( $oes changing the wingtip direction a''ect an airplane*s 'light( $oes the type liquid gi en to a plant a''ect its growth( $oes they type o' liquid a''ect how quic!ly a tooth decays %'orms a ca ity&( $oes changing the mo ement o' water a''ect the shade %color& o' the water( $oes changing the height o' a ramp a''ect how 'ar a car will tra el( $oes the type o' liquid a''ect how 'ast ice will melt( $oes the type o' shoe worn during a /0 yard dash a''ect the speed in which you can run( $oes changing the size o' a paper airplane a''ect how 'ar it 'lies( How does the type o' liquid a''ect how much a penny will corrode in 1 minutes( How does changing the amount o' ba!ing soda and inegar a''ect the height o' an explosion( %care'ul to change only one" ba!ing soda or inegar& $oes the type o' peanut a''ect how much energy it produces( $oes the type %brand 2 3ranny Smith s. 4ed $elicious& o' apple a''ect how many apples a horse will eat( $oes changing the type o' liquid a''ect how quic!ly a nail will corrode %rust&(

 $oes the brand o' detergent a''ect how thoroughly it gets a grass stain out( How does the type o' light a''ect how quic!ly a plant will grow(