How to Chart Results of a Science Projects
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 [...]
How do you convert ounces to ml?
“How do you convert ounces to milliliters?”
I get conversion questions like this all the time. There are charts, calculators and formulas all over the internet, but the easier way is…
1. Go to Google.com.
2. Type in “convert X ounces to ml”.
3. Read the answer. It will convert it for you.
(Of course, the real answer I should [...]
How to find the average? We’ll do it for you!
Fourth grade science project question: “I’m a mother of a 4th grader who is currently working on his science project. We did the project and it was interesting what the results were. The only thing I can’t figure out how can we figure the average numbers at the end of the trials? How [...]