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Research the Topic After you have established the problem you are trying to solve, you should gather some background information about the topic. It is important to be as educated as possible in your area of interest so that you understand the basic science terminology, are aware of other experiments that have been conducted, and can form a good hypothesis. Remember, that a hypothesis is an “educated” guess and you can’t form an “educated” guess without some education! To this end, listed below by science discipline are different topics that have been thoroughly researched by sixth grade science students. Feel free to use the information listed on this web site as a reliable source of information.

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The table below breaks down student research by discipline. Click on a topic below the discipline title for more information. To see only research from a specific discipline click on one of the "only" links found in the navigation pane to the left. What are potential and kinetic energy? Part 2 What is projectile motion? Part 1 What is projectile motion? Part 2 What is projectile motion? Part 3 What is Newton’s first law of motion? Part 1 What is Newton’s first law of motion? Part 2 What is Newton’s second law of motion? What is Newton’s third law of motion? Part 1 What is Newton's third law of motion? Part 2 What is Newton’s third law of motion? Part 3 What are concave and convex lenses? Part 1 What are concave and convex lenses? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are concave and convex lenses? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Equation for density and why things sink or float. Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Equation for density and why things sink or float. Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Equation for density and why things sink or float Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is magnetism? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conduction, convection, and radiation Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conduction, convection, and radiation Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conduction, convection, and radiation Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the electromagnetic spectrum? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is gravity? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is air pressure? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is air pressure? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is air resistance? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is air resistance? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is air resistance? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a prism create a rainbow? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The difference between elastic and inelastic collisions? Part1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The difference between elastic and inelastic collisions? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The difference between elastic and inelastic collisions? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is friction? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is friction? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are protons, neutrons, and electrons? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are protons, neutrons, and electrons? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are protons, neutrons, and electrons? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is electricity? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is electricity? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is electricity? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the difference between mass and weight? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the difference between mass and weight? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is temperature? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is temperature? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is temperature? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are the different simple machines? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a lever? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a lever? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a pulley? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is an inclined plane? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the physics behind how a roller coaster works? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the physics behind how a roller coaster works? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are springs and how do they work? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is friction and what are the different types? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is an electric circuit and what are the different types? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are bubbles and how are they created? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a rainbow and how are they created? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a rainbow and how are they created? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why is the sky blue? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a mirror reflect light? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the electromagnetic spectrum? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is magnetism? || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Biology** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of hearing work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of hearing work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of hearing work? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of sight work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of sight work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of smell work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of smell work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of smell work? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of touch work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of touch work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of taste work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of taste work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does your sense of taste work? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is photosynthesis? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is photosynthesis? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is photosynthesis? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is respiration? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is respiration? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is respiration? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does popcorn pop? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does popcorn pop? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does popcorn pop? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain how the human heart works. Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain how the human heart works. Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain how the human heart works. Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does sugar give you energy? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do humans need to breathe? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do humans need to breathe? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do humans need to breathe? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do humans need to blink? || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does phenolphthalein work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain what solids, liquids, and gases are. Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain what solids, liquids and gases are. Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain what solids, liquids, and gases are. Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain what happens to molecules during a phase change Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain what happens to molecules during a phase change Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What does it mean to “dissolve”? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What does it mean to dissolve? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What does it mean to “dissolve”? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The difference between a chemical and physical reaction. Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The difference between a chemical and physical reaction. Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The difference between hydrophobic and hydrophilic Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The difference between hydrophobic and hydrophilic Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are acids and bases? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are acids and bases? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are acids and bases? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What does titration mean? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do Mentos and diet Coke react? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do Mentos and diet Coke react? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do Mentos and diet Coke react? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is dry ice? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is dry ice? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is dry ice? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is pH? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is pH? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is pH? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain changes of state or phase changes || **How Common Devices Work (Engineering)** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do 3D glasses work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do 3D glasses work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do 3D glasses work? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do 3D glasses work? Part 4 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does an X-ray machine work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does an X-ray machine work? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a bridge support weight? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a bridge support weight? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do glow sticks work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do glow sticks work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do glow sticks work? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a drinking straw work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a drinking straw work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a drinking straw work? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a mirror work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a mirror work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does an airplane fly? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does an airplane fly? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does an airplane fly? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a neon sign work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a neon sign work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a neon sign work? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does glow in the dark paint work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does glow in the dark paint work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a rocket work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a rocket work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a light bulb work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a light bulb work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a light bulb work? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a light bulb work? Part 4 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do remote car unlock controls work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do remote car unlock controls work? Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a bridge support weight? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a DVD and how does a DVD Player work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a DVD and how does a DVD Player work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a radio work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a radio work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does an air conditioner work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does an air conditioner work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a refrigerator work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a refrigerator work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a vacuum cleaner work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a vacuum cleaner work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are sunglasses and do they really protect our eyes? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do fireworks work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do fireworks work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a laser work? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a cell phone and how do they work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a cell phone and how do they work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How is it possible to strike a match to produce fire? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is HDTV and how does it work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is HDTV and how does it work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How is paper made? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How is paper made? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do gliders work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do gliders work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do jet skis work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do jet skis work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do binoculars work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do binoculars work? Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do they create extracts, such as vanilla extract? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do hot air balloons work? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a wind turbine work? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a camera work? || What is aspirin and how does it relieve pain? Part 2 What is sun tan lotion and how does it protect us from the Sun? Part 1 What is sun tan lotion and how does it protect us from the Sun? Part 2 What are sunglasses and do they really protect our eyes? || ** How Toys Work (Engineering) ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does a magna doodle work? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> How do Helium balloons work? Part 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do Helium balloons work? Part 2 What is Silly Putty and what are some of its properties? What are toy balloons made from and what causes them to stretch and trap air? How does a tornado tube work? How does a UFO ball work? Is it possible to skewer a balloon with a stick? If so, how does this work? How do magic re-light candles work? How does disappearing ink work? || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hurricanes: how they form and how we classify them Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is rain and what causes it to rain? || ** Environmental ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are the different ways to recycle? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is solar power and how does it work? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Physics - t he study of matter and energy, and the interactions between the two
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Biology - the study of living things
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chemistry - t he study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter, especially of atoms and molecules.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Engineering - t he application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends such as the design, manufacture, and operation of structures, machines, processes, and systems.
 * Environmental - the integration of physical and biological sciences to study the environment and find solutions to environmental problems
 * Geology - the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change
 * Medicine - the applied science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease
 * **Physics** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are potential and kinetic energy? Part 1
 * **Chemistry** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does phenolphthalein work? Part 1
 * ** Medicine and Pharmaceutical Products ** What is aspirin and how does it relieve pain? Part 1
 * **Geology** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hurricanes: how they form and how we classify them Part 1

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Scientist Biographies__
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Listed below are scientists whose scientific endeavors and careers have been researched by students. Each student was tasked with finding the birthday, birthplace, research findings, an explanation of the research, and their career paths. Ivan Pavlov Eli Whitney Florence Sabin Carl Sagan Dr. James Watson Charles Henry Turner Vivien Thomas Professor Lap-chee Tsui Anton Van Leeuwenhoek Linus Pauling Barbara McClintock Lynn Margulis Andreas Vesalius Robert Koch Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen || Nikola Tesla Maria Mitchell Ann Haven Morgan Joseph Priestly Ernest Rutherford Gregor Mendel John Muir Isaac Newton Rosalyn Sussman Yalow James Watt Margaret Mead Charles Richter Lise Meitner Jonas Salk Louis Pasteur Carl Linnaeus Rita Levi-Montalcini || Alexander Fleming Alexander Graham Bell Robert Boyle Michael Faraday Galileo Galilei Thomas Edison James Watson Nicolas Copernicus William Harvey Francis Crick Marie Curie Aristotle Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jane Goodall Archimedes James Andrews Enrico Fermi Sylvia Earle || Robert Fulton George Washington Carver Tycho Brahe Robert Goddard Birute Galdikas Louis Daguerre Charles Darwin Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Stephen Hawking Charles Babbage Amadeus Avogadro Rachel Carson <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Andreas Vesalius Robert Bunsen Herman Branson Rosalind Franklin Mary Anning || Edward Jenner Joseph Priestly FRS Linus Carl Pauling Gregor Johann Mendel Dr. Margaret Mead Dr. Ann Haven Morgan Dr. Jonas Salk Helen Taussig Dr. Louis Pasteur Edwin Hubble Dr. Barbara McClintock Hypatia Nicolai Tesla Vivien Theodore Thomas <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Carl Linnaeus or Carl von Linné Ms. Maria Mitchell Ernest Rutherford Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini || Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek Dr. Florence Sabin Wilhelm Roentgen James Prescott Joule Dr. Carl Sagan Charles Francis Richter <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Johannes Kepler <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dorothy Hodgkin <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sir Isaac Newton <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Robert Hooke <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Robert Heinrich Herman Koch Mr. John Muir <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lise Meitner ForMemRS Louis Pasteur, Biography Ivan Petrovich Pavlov James Dewey Watson Percy L Julian Antoine Lavoisier ||
 * Helen Laussig
 * Richard Feynman

All research on this page was compiled and created by sixth grade science students at Cary Academy.