Science Fair Project Ideas: Chemistry
- How does soil type affect what type of food will be grown in a certain area?
- How does soil testing help increase food production?
- How do plants and microbes interact with the soil?
- Are different soil types associated with the natural geography of a certain area?
- How is soil aerated? Why is this done?
- How do certain plants fix nitrogen into the soil? Why is this important?
- How does agricultural burning affect soil quality?
- How are the quality of soils rated? Could a soil's rating change over time?
- How can poor soil be made into productive soil?
- Why do salts build up in soil? How can this be avoided?
- How does the soil on hills differ from the soil in valleys?
- Do sinkholes occur in certain soil types? Do sinkholes go through prime Florida agricultural land? How about earthquakes, faults?
- Why are some crops grown then tilled back into the soil without harvesting?
- How do volcanic eruptions affect soil quality?
- Why are flood plains good practices for agricultural production?
- How have levees assisted and/or hindered food production?
- How is phosphate obtained and how is it used in agriculture?
- How do nitrogen, phosphorus and/or potassium (the three numbers on fertilizer containers) affect plant growth?
- What is silage and what chemical interactions occur during its formation?
- How fast can a quality compost fertilizer be made?
- What kind of manure makes the best fertilizer?
- How much energy (kilocalories or BTUs) is required to grow a ton of tomatoes or corn?
- Is the chemical structure of a pesticide or fertilizer associated with how long it persists in the environment?
- Why do grain silos spontaneously combust? What can be done to prevent this?
- What is the chemistry of the formation of silage?
- Why does agricultural burning occur? Design an alternative process for agricultural burning.
