Geology Science Fair Projects & Experiments

Perform a local calibration of lichen growth for lichenometry dating in your area and use this calibration to date a manmade or geological feature or disturbance in your area (for example, old stone walls, or a road cut, or a rock slide). [E]

Determine the profile of a desert wash from top to bottom - particle size and abundance. [E]

Determine the effect of bottom contour on the height of a wave. [E]

Identify the texture, depth, color, structure, moisture, presence of rocks, roots and free carbonates in your neighborhood. [E]

Discover what fossil life is found in the Torrey Pines Bay Point Formation compared to the fossil life found in the Point Loma Bay Point formation. [E]

Which soil is the safest to build a structure on in the earthquake-prone area of San Francisco Bay? [E] [E] [E]

Which soil foundation can withstand the most water before liquefaction occurs? [E] [E] [E]

The effects of liquefaction on desert soils [E]

Test the accuracy of weir coefficient. [E]

Find out if natural creeks can support a beach without manmade help. [E]

What method of repair works best for sinkholes? [P]

Rocks and Minerals Science Fair Projects & Experiments
Water Geology (Hydrogeology) Science Fair Projects & Experiments

High School - Grades 10-12

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Research the different theories regarding the age of the Earth. [E]

How soil properties changes with depth, and compare soil core profiles collected from multiple sites. [E]

The Origins of Aplite Dikes within the Half Dome Granodiorite Using Initial Strontium and Lead Ratios [E]

Build a model illustrating sea-floor spreading and subduction. [E]

Simulation of terrestrial impact craters [E]

Fossil source material movement due to tectonic vibrations [E]

Slip-Rate Determination of the Great Kavir Fault in Northeast Iran [E]

Determine the dominant soil type in your neighbourhood. [E]

Repeat Bedford Level experiment (observations carried out along a six-mile length of the Old Bedford River on the Bedford Level, Norfolk, England, during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It was an attempt to demonstrate that the Earth was flat.) [E] [E] [E] [E]

Rocks and Minerals Science Fair Projects & Experiments
Water Geology (Hydrogeology) Science Fair Projects & Experiments

Useful Links

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Science Fair Projects Resources [R]

Geology Milestones: Timeline of Notable Geologists and Contributions [R]

Geology Resources [R]

Paleontology Resources [R]

Earth Sciences Resources [R]

Weather Resources [R]

Tornado Resources [R]

Solar System Quiz [R]

Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Weather Jokes [R]