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Five Ideas for an Earth Science Project
Earth science projects are an amazing way for kids to become interested in science as well as the earth around them. “Earth sciences” covers a lot of territory – no pun intended – which gives kids a lot of choices for experimenting. Here are five great ideas for an earth science project.
Fourth Grade Science Projects – Getting Started
Fourth Grade Science Project Due? Your child may have very specific ideas about what he or she would like to submit to the science fair. Before you let excitement rule, however, you need to keep a few things in mind.
Once you find out what kind of science project your fourth grader needs, it’s time to [...]
Experiment with Vitamin C
When you mix ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) and iodine, something cool happens: the solution turns blue for a second or two, then returns to the color of the juice. If you keep adding the iodine, the mixture will turn a very inky dark blue color. Why is this? Here’s a kid friendly explanation.
Chemistry Science Projects
Chemistry Science Projects. As students head out of elementary to middle and high school, they are expected to do more advanced science projects – like an experiment involving chemical change. We have a couple of chemical change science projects that our boys have done. These are slightly more advanced, yet still have easy to find supplies and are relatively easy to do.Our most popular project involving chemicals is Vitamin “C”itrus. This experiment determines which fruit has the most vitamin C.
My Grade Science Project
We often get asked about the grade level of our projects. The answer is almost always, “Yes, you can use our project guides for your child’s grade.” That’s because we’re adaptable!
When a Science Project Proposal is Rejected
Sometimes you come up with a great science project topic, but the teacher rejects your idea. If you can ask the teacher for a specific reason for the rejection, you may find that a simple rewording of the question may re-qualify your idea!
Science Project – Coming up with an Hypothesis
In our science project guides, we give you step by step instructions for doing your project, starting with the hypothesis and ending with the conclusion. We can’t, however, give you what the hypothesis should be. Because the hypothesis is your guess – not ours.