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Environmental experiments science fair projects can be carried out in a vast variety of settings with a similarly large variety of organisms and goals. After all, the environment is our surroundings, and our surroundings have millions of different aspects and attributes. Let's explore just a few fun science project ideas that draw connections among environmental science, biology, chemistry, engineering, and many other fun disciplines.

• Environmental engineering deals with designing devices that serve human needs while coexisting harmoniously with human surroundings and other life forms. Great examples are catalytic converters in cars that reduce pollution and water treatment facilities that remove pollutants from drinking water.
• Environmental experiments science fair projects can include water experiments that address the question of which technique for treating and purifying water takes out the most harmful pollutants and other undesirable substances.
• Studying soil chemistry is essential to understanding plant growth - one of the most important factors in any environment. It is desirable to have both abundant crops and healthy forests and parks - but what soil conditions are necessary for this to be the case? Environmental experiments science fair projects can address the effects of different plant fertilizers on plant nutrition and growth.
• Biology experiments can also address the process of seed germination and soil factors that either help it along or stunt it. Potentially, hundreds of factors can determine plant growth, and you may be able to experiment with any one of them.
• Fun science experiments can also involve exploring how environmental resources can be used most efficiently. What uses can you find for substances that are typically thrown away? Can they be used as fertilizers, or can they be reused or made into something else?
• What are the benefits of recycling, and what are its costs? How can recycling be made less costly? In what areas has recycling worked best and why? Your experiment can involve gathering data on the prevalence of recycling for various kinds of substances and drawing conclusions from this data.