Senior High school Project ideas - Scientific

Question

Hi! I’m doing a big project in Senior high school right now that plays a huge part in my graduation and would appreciate some help!

I have to come up with an idea/subject that includes a good thesis. Because i major in science and nature the subject/idea has to have something to do with subjects like chemistry, biology, physics and even mathematics. In order to answer the thesis I will have to first make a plan and figure out what materials I need etc and then I have to do something experimental, research more then write & hand in a big 30-40 pages scientific essay about it + an oral Presentation(ca 15min).

I did have an idea of making my own perussian blue and then make a small battery out of it to show the potential of Sodium ion battery and how it might be better than lithium ion battery but my teacher denied the idea …as the materials needed to do the experiment are apparently dangerous and poisonous and can’t be done in the school laboratory. I also had an idea that would answer this thesis ->“how cigarette smoke affects trees” but I felt like it would not be good enough for this assignment and I would probably end up messing it and get an an F in the end.

And now I can’t seem to have an idea or a list of ideas that would fit perfectly to the instructions of this assignment which is why I’m here asking in case I find a couple of good ideas + thesis with a functional plan.

Information that might be good to know though : I have time to perform the actual project and do the essay writing

from this September until January next year. The oral presentation is in May.

I would really appreciate any suggestions/advice!

Answer 1

Maybe you could measure the effects temperature has on the efficacy on the enzyme, catalase. Catalase is commonly found in the livers of animals and it decomposes hydrogen peroxide into water and diatomic oxygen. You could purchase some liver from your local deli, grind it up, and react it with hydrogen peroxide in environments of different temperatures. You could control the temperatures of the environments using a water bath. Set the temperature of the water bath, wait for the water to heat, and then place your flask containing the reactants into the bath. Do this for varying temperatures. You could also obtain a device that measures the pressure of gas to measure the ability of catalase to produce oxygen from peroxide in each environment. Once you collect your data, you could create graph showcasing your findings.