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Easy Science Projects – Guest Author
Easy science projects with elementary kids aren’t always done for the science fair. Sometimes, you’re just looking for something for fun. Here is a guest writer to share some easy science project ideas that you probably can’t take to the fair, but that are a whole lot of fun!
If you do need an easy science [...]
More Winning Science Fair Projects
Just got a note from yet another mom whose kids have won with our science project guides! Note that she’s used them for more than one year – and she only purchased once!
I want to let you know that my boys and I absolutely love these projects. I have two boys who have competed [...]
Writing about Science Projects
Four articles of mine have recently been posted online:
Middle School Science Projects: Finding a middle school science project that meets all these criteria has always been a challenge for our family. Our teachers wanted an experiment based, investigative project for the science fair. Middle School science teachers want creative ideas, specific elements, in depth research, [...]
Award Winning Science Projects for “OUR” Kids
I just got an email from a parent who purchased the bonus pack of 24 Hour Science Projects. She wrote:
I thought that I’d send you an update… My grade 4 boy who has ADD and struggles in school just received a 1st for his science fair project, Can Water Pass Through an Egg Membrane? [...]
How do you convert pounds to kg?
“How do you convert pounds to kilograms?”
People often email me this type question. There are all sorts of charts and calculators and formulas, but the easiest way is…
1. Go to Google.com.
2. Type in “convert X pounds to kg”.
3. Read the answer. It will convert it for you.
(Of course, you could just multiply number of pounds [...]
When The Science Project Data Doesn’t ‘Look Right’
A student doing the “A Slice of Ice” experiment emailed me last week with some concerns about his results. According to his calculations, his results did NOT prove what he expected. He had hypothesized that pieces of ice with the greatest surface area would melt first. His data did not back that up, and he [...]
24 Hour Science Projects – Blogged!
Gear Diary is a cool blog featuring all the latest technology gadgets. They review and comment on the gear we all wish we had. One of the writers there recently posted a rant about his son’s science project. I sent him some information about our guides, and he blogged about us – despite the fact [...]
Your Chore List – How to Assign Chores to Kids
In the last post, I gave a list of five reasons showing how important it is for us to make sure our kids do chores. But just how do we assign chores that our kids can – and will – do? Here’s your chore list:
It’s important to match the chore to the child. When [...]
Chores – What a Chore!
Doesn’t it sometimes feel like giving chores is more of a chore for you than for your kid? My boys never got over the need to be nagged to do their chores. We had a checklist*, which helped immensely, but the boys themselves never morphed into creatures that walked in from school and immediately started [...]
What is Density?
Density is an interesting scientific subject that is sometimes a little bit hard to understand. What is density? Sometimes dense means somebody has a hard head. But in science, dense tells how closely “packed” or “crowded” a particular thing is.
Here’s a way to understand it better. You’ll need two sandwich size zip close bags [...]