Food and Agriculture Science Experiments
Looking for some fun experiments related to food and agriculture? Need a science fair project? We 've rounded up some of our favorites from across the internet.
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Looking for some fun experiments related to food and agriculture? Need a science fair project? We’ve rounded up some of our favorites from across the internet.
Fruit Packaging
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Have you ever noticed that sometimes fruit comes in a bag or plastic clamshell container? A lot of work goes into packaging fruit! In this experiment, you will test the question: does packaging affect the ripening of fruit?
Make a Soil Sammy
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In this fun experiment from Illinois Ag in the Classroom students learn about seeds and factors that affect growth. K-6 grade learners “grow hair” on their own Soil Sammy using grass seed and other easy to find materials!
Find it on Page 3 here.
Grow Without Soil
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When you think about plants, you probably think of seeds in soil. But did you know that you don’t need soil for a seed to sprout? In this Purple Plow Puzzler, find a way to sprout a seed without using soil!
The Science of Making Cheese
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Maybe you’ve made your own ice cream at home, but what about cheese? In this Science Buddies experiment you will test how different milks affect making mozzarella cheese!
Note: this experiment does require some specialty materials.
“Cloned” Cabbage
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You don’t need a laboratory to do some cloning! Using a head of cabbage, test out different parts of the cabbage to see if you can grow your own cabbage through vegetative reproduction.
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