http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress Science Projects that Work! Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:12:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are two types of people: those who are absolutely terrified when they hear the phrase "Kids Science Projects" and those who immediately think "Cool!" Let me assure you: I'm firmly lodged in the first category. My husband, an electrical engineer, is in the second category. How do ... http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress/290/kids-science-projects-trebuche/ Elementary Science Projects are tricky. On one hand, you want a science project that your child can do and understand - so it can't be too hard. On the other hand, you need a project that your teacher will accept - and it can't be too easy. We've got a suggestion ... http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress/287/elementary-science-project/ We've got a lot of winning science projects in our collection of guides. One of our favorite winners is A Straight Flush. This experiment compares the biodegradability of different types of bathroom tissue, and can be classified as a consumer or and environmental science project. Some students choose to compare ... http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress/284/winning-science-projects-a-straight-flush/ Elementary and middle school science projects almost always have to be done in the form of an experiment. The trouble for most students is that most of the time, projects that are on the internet or in books are either demonstrations or models. Since they don't follow the scientific method, ... http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress/281/creating-a-scienc-experiment-from-a-model-or-demonstration/ All of our science experiments are cool, but you'll have to agree that A Slice of Ice is the coolest of our cool science experiments. You see, A Slice of Ice is an experiment that finds out if the surface area of ice affects its melting time. Surface area ... http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress/275/cool-science-experiments/ Experiments with Vitamin C are among the most popular of our science project ideas. Our Vitamin "C"itrus project is part of the 24 Hour Science Project package. It's a cool chemistry project that is really impressive, but is really easy to do. Most ideas for experiments involving chemistry require expensive ... http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress/270/the-most-popular-of-our-science-project-ideas/ People often ask me for an entire list of all the science fair topics we have. Here's a list of each project topic, and along with a link where you can get instructions on how to get the topic turned into something ready for your science fair! 24 Hour Science Fair ... http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress/263/science-fai-topics/ We're happy to report that Middle School Science Projects are now live! As you know, we've been working like - well - mad scientists at our house, and we can't wait for you to choose your favorite project and start experimenting! Here are the five projects in the Middle School ... http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress/260/middle-school-science-projects-com/ It's always great when you come across a really great science project application. And today, I cooked up a great one. (Pun intended - sorry!) We had our big Thanksgiving meal over the weekend, and I'm just getting to making broth from that huge turkey carcass. I covered it with water, ... http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress/257/science-project-application/ The following wonderfully fun post is shared by Rajeev Goel, the creator of Our Science Fair which I referenced in yesterday's post about organizing a science fair. A couple of weeks ago -- Nov. 12 to be exact -- David Letterman had Kid Scientists on his Late Show. This is ... http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/wordpress/253/lephant-toothpaste/