There are 7 other million cones that cluster in the middle of the retina. When either fails, people lose sight in all or part of the visible spectrum.

Good news: In a recent study adult male squirrel monkeys, with gene-therapy, were able to gain their vision. This brings hope to those who have congenital vision disorders for both adults and children.

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1. Ask your teacher if you can take 15 mintues to do a quick one questionnaire for your science fair project with the class.

2. If yes, ask the students to write on a piece of paper their first name and what color they think their first name represents. There is no right or wrong, just fun to do.

3. Then have them go to My Color and have them insert their name. See what happens to the background color of the page!

4. Ask each student to then write the background color of the page after they inserted their first name and Amaze Me button.

5. You may even want to hand out a form for your friends to fill out.

6. Remember to write your hypothesis before you do the survery.

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To do this field experiment all you need is a notebook, a pencil or pen, a camera (still or video) and a location that has birds. Locations can include your backyard, a park, a botanical garden and your schoolyard. To set up this project you will first want to decide what type of bird behavior you are interested in studying. For example, you can observe what types of food your local birds eat, you can observe what types of bird species are at your target location or you can observe when different types of birds arrive at the location to eat.

After you make your initial observations you will want to translate your findings into a great science fair idea. For example, you can design a project that explores how birds help or add to the science of common lawn problems. The objective of this project is to learn how to set up a field experiment, how to make field notes and how to translate one research project into a winning science fair projects.

Do you have an idea for other bird related science fair projects or experiments? Do you have questions about setting up a field experiment? Post your questions and answers below and let’s start a discussion.

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A recent study that involved hair samples taken from 65 cities revealed that the composition of a person’s hair was related to the certain chemical ratios found in their home town. It is a known fact that water molecules separate into hydrogen isotopes and oxygen isotopes as they accumulate in your hair. Researchers studying this phenomenon have found that the concentrations of these isotopes and their ratio to one another are similar to the concentrations and ratios found in the water supply of the area where a person lives.

Right now this discovery is being applied to forensic science. Hair samples can now be used to link certain people to crime scenes or to help track down criminals.

If you are looking for a unique biology science fair projects then consider elaborating on this discovery. Hair is a great material to experiment with because it is easy to collect, it is free and collecting the hair doesn’t hurt the person the hair is harvested from. Possible school science fair projects you can conduct with hair include:

The possibilities are limitless. Return to this science blog each Friday for more science fair project suggestions.

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