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Choosing a Topic for Middle School Science Fair

It can be overwhelming when your middle school student comes home with that annual science fair project packet.  They are supposed to choose a project that interests them and execute it on their own, but they often need help finding a topic, an executable project, and finding the materials they need to get it done. Luckily, the internet is full of resources that will help you find middle school science projects for every students’ interest, with all the necessary materials and steps to get it done. 

After finding out what area of science your middle school student is most interested, you can begin searching for a science project with more narrow results. For example, if your child wants to do a chemistry-related project that is appropriate for their age and grade level, you might search for “chemistry science fair projects, 6th grade.” If you can’t easily find a feasible or clear project by just using a search engine, you can also try using a science project guide or inventory online. Some websites like http://www.youth.net/nsrc/sci/sci.index.html or http://www.akronlibrary.org/DBS/SFDB/Default.aspx have searchable databases of science fair projects that you can narrow down by subject matter or grade level. Another good resource to try is the free middle school science project guide at http://www.middle-school-science-projects.com/guide.pdf.

Whatever topic your child selects, the internet is a sure way to find a fun and educational science experiment.  Just remember to always be safe, and to have fun!

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Easy to Observe, Easy to Record Science Projects

Observing and recording what takes place in the world around us is the beginning of scientific study. If you think about it, science is everywhere. From baking cookies to squirting your hands with anti-bacterial gel to comparing your favorite kinds of music, almost anything can become a science fair project. The problem is that many project ideas are not that easy to set up or record.tissuechart

Experiments, timers, comparisons, pie charts, graphs…for most of us, knowing where to start or how to use the collected information is like piloting an airplane. We can grasp the basic concept, but the lack of specific knowledge still causes the whole thing to crash and burn.

Thankfully there are easy to observe and easy to record science projects available that include all of the graphs and charts you need! Simply complete the experiments, fill in the data, and you are finished! All you have to do is sit back and watch as your child learns to observe the world around them.

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Great Fifth Grade Science Projects

A Fifth Grade Science Project. Since we have four boys, our family has done a total of four fifth grade science projects. The projects we have done can be found in our 24 Hour Science Projects guides . The experiments are easy to do, yet they meet the requirements of most science fairs and most fifth grade teachers. Check out the ideas, and find out how to get step by step instructions at the end of this article.

These are investigative science projects, which involve a science experiment:

• Does the shape of ice affect melting time? Use the same amount of water, place into different shaped containers and freeze. Then see how much time each piece of ice takes to melt.

• Which toilet tissue is most biodegradable? Take samples of different types of toilet tissue, and soak them until they fall apart. Run the samples through a strainer, and see which sample leaves the most paper undissolved.

• Which citrus fruit has the most Vitamin C? Make an indicator solution with iodine and starch (it’s EASY to do!), and test samples of citrus fruit or juice to see which one has the most vitamin C.

• Which brand cereal stays crunchy longest? Weigh different brands of the same cereal, soak in water, and then weigh again to see which one absorbed more water.

These are demonstration science projects – when your teacher wants you to demonstrate a scientific principle to the class.

• Demonstrate that yeast gives of gas. Place a yeast and sugar solution into a bottle, put a balloon on top, and watch the yeast give off gas so that the balloon blows up!

• Demonstrate how static electricity works. Make a ball of aluminum foil dance between your finger and a pie plate. Watch this one on http://www.youtube.com/watch.

• Demonstrate how chemical reactions can be sped up. Put alka seltzer into a cup, and watch it fiz. Then do it again with crushed alka seltzer, another time with warm water, and yet another time with TWO alka seltzers.

We’ve done all of these science projects with our four boys, and they are fast, affordable, and easy to design on your own. We also provide illustrated, step by step instructions on these projects at our website! Whatever you do, remember, fifth grade science projects really can be fun and a learning experience at the same time. So grab your slide rule and your test tubes, and get started on your project now!

These projects are all part of Online Science Project Guides, science projects that are fun, easy, affordable, and teacher pleasing! Have fun this year with your fifth grade science project!

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What Grade Level is This Science Project?

Blue Ribbon at the Science Fair
Blue Ribbon at the Science Fair

“My son has a science project due next week and we need help. He’s in the third grade. Are the 24 Hour Projects 3rd grade level? If not, do you offer any at that level? Thanks.”

We often get this question about our projects. The answer is almost always, “Yes, you can use our project guides for your child’s grade.” With few exceptions, our guides can be adapted for use for any grade in elementary through middle school. The references we provide are on several levels – from very elementary to more complicated. The science experiments themselves are all very easy to do; the explanations that go on your display board must be grade appropriate.

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Fast and Easy Science Projects

“Fast and Easy Science Projects!” It sounds like an infomercial on late night television. What it is, however, is the desire of every mom who has faced the looming deadline of a science fair.

Most science projects aren’t fast, and if they’re too easy, the teacher won’t accept them. Kids have great ideas, but most of the time they aren’t appropriate. They either won’t work, are too expensive, take months to do, require materials from outer space, or they don’t follow the scientific method. So it’s up to the parent to try and find a science project.

One year one of my boys decided that for his science project, he wanted to test which metal conducted heat the best. The teacher loved the idea. And, frankly, so did I, until we tried to find five samples of different metals. Talk about expensive! We finally found a metallurgist who was able to help us. We developed a testing method that involved wax and our stove. The project worked, but our stove still has wax scars ten years later…

The science projects guides in 24 Hour Science Projects aren’t like that. The project guides were developed from experiments that were easy, were fast, that worked, that didn’t break the bank, and that the teacher liked. Try them out. We promise – all five of the guides really are for fast and easy science projects.

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Middle School Science Projects – Now on Squidoo!

I just published a new Squidoo lens about Middle School Science Projects. Check it out, and while you’re at it, look at some of my other stuff:

Ezine Articles: Choosing the Right Middle School Science Project

Our New Blog: Middle School Science Projects

If you’re headed to the science fair, you’ll find loads of information that will help you get that winning project!

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What to Expect From Science Fair Projects for 4th Graders

We have tips for your science fair projects for 4th graders….

science fair projects for 4th gradersWhen your child gets to fourth grade, they will probably be doing their first full fledged science fair project, on their own, so the search for great science fair projects for 4th graders will soon be on. The keys to a science fair project is following the steps to the scientific method and then making a scientific display board with the results.

In the younger grades, when they did a group project or one the teacher sent home to do as well as with in-class experiments, they have been gradually teaching what each of their steps involve. This will be the first time they are all on their own. Even though they may have done experiments in school and gone through all the steps, it is different when they do it at home. (One of the reason why parents turn into a homework help and advice roll!)

Here are some things to look for in science fair project for 4th graders

  1. The project will be independent, but the teacher should work check on points to the schedule, where different steps are “due”, so it is really important to get those on the calendar. This will prevent going way off track or in the total wrong direction.
  2. Your child will be writing their own a hypothesis for the first time . Th hard part is getting it down to one variable, the first attempts may be too broad.
  3. Another thing that becomes important is exact data collection with multiple trials  Using  charts and graphs in fourth grade science fair projects will be a big part of this.
  4. This should be a quick and easy project. If you are teaching how to do a project with no help from parents, then the project has to be easy to do. Over a weekend is perfect, enough time to do the project on one day and the write ups and display on the next.
  5. If the teacher sends home a list with suggestions, pay attention to them, they are speaking from experience. Sometimes they have pre-approved certain websites to use for research or even project choices. If you don’t like any of the choices they send home, look at how the project is organized and use that as a guide when you look on your own.
  6. If the teacher did not create one for you, sit with your child and make a check list, based on the directions. That way you talk through the whole thing, but when they do it, they can be totally on their own.
  7. The display board becomes part of the grade, and has certain things that must be there. So a checklist for the display board is just as important as for the project for any science fair project for 4th graders.

We have a free “The Non-Scientist Parents’ Guide to a Science Project”  that should be a big help to any parent of a 4th grader. This will give you enough background to have answers for you kids without having to get too involved!  Just Click here for the free download.

 

At 24 hour science fair projects  got started creating our science fair projects for fourth graders as a family of four sons each hit their first science fairs.  As we they went through the search process, they ended up creating their own projects that followed the science teachr’s guidelines but were something the boys could get into.  As  they boys grew older they saw how they could be adapted to each grade level, and of course they ended up creating more!

So for five quick and easy science fair projects for 4th graders and up, you can go directly to 24 hour science fair projects now, with this link!

 

http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/ezGaffurl.php?offer=s7n17y&pid=2&tid=in121911

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Fun Science Projects

Don’t look now, but it’s science fair time – time to search for those fun science projects…that also have to be educational. They’re not easy to find, but they do exist. Here are some wildly fun science projects. Some of these are so cool that you’ll do them later just for the fun of it!
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Finding a fun science project isn’t impossible. Whether you’re looking for an experiment or a demonstration, there are some great ideas that don’t cost a lot, are easy to do, and will teach your child basic scientific practices. We have four sons, and over the years we’ve done more projects than we can count. Here are some of our boys’ favorites:

• Find out which citrus fruit has the most Vitamin C? Make a solution with iodine and starch (it’s EASY to do!), and test different kinds of citrus juices to see which contains the most vitamin C.

• Take the shell of an egg – without boiling it. This wildly fun project is so cool you’ll do it over again for the sheer fascination of it! Soak a raw egg in vinegar, and the shell will come off. The egg membrane is so tough that the shell-less egg will bounce!

• Show how yeast gives of gas. Place a yeast and sugar solution into a bottle, put a balloon on top, and watch the yeast have so much gas that the balloon blows up!

• Watch static electricity work. Grab your wool socks, make a little piece of aluminum foil bounce between your finger and a pie plate.

• Use toy cars to find out about friction! Set up a hot wheels track, and find out how far they will roll across different floor surfaces.

• Are two ears better than one? Hide a ticking clock in a room, and send your friends in to find it – half using both ears, and half with one ear blocked with a cotton ball. (Birthday party idea?!)

These science projects are part of all the fun science projects in the 24 Hour Science Project package. They are easy to design on your own, visit 24 Hour Science Projects to find out how to purchase step by step instructions for each.

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How to Search for Kids Science Experiments on the Internet

The internet can be a useful  tool in finding  the best science experiment  if you have an energetic and inquisitive kid.  Doing your own at-home science project is a great way to engage your child’s active mind. In some cases, your child’s school might actually require the completion of a science project as part of their curriculum.

When looking online, you can easily find databases of detailed science projects for kids, especially if you narrow the search by being a bit more specific. For example, if your child is studying or is interested in earth sciences, a search for “kid’s science experiments, earth science” might yield projects about earthquakes, erosion models, or studies of how fossils are made.

 You can also search more generally for science experiment databases like those found at http://www.akronlibrary.org/DBS/SFDB/Default.aspx or http://www.youth.net/nsrc/sci/sci.index.html, where you can search a massive inventory of science experiments with more specific parameters like the grade your child is in, the type of experiment, or field of science. If you don’t have time to browse through too large a database, a great sure bet is the science project guide at  http://www.24hourscienceprojects.com/guide.pdf, a wonderful resource for finding kids science experiments on the internet. 24 Hour Science Projects are also great as they come complete with the entire topic headers typically used in school science projects such as purpose, hypothesis, procedure, observations, results, and conclusion. 

You are sure to be able to find a great experiment, no matter what your child’s specific interests, and hopefully learn a great deal, as well as have fun doing it. 

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Where to Find Seventh Grade Science Projects

Where do you look when your 7th grader brings home that annual science project packet? You might be trying to think of a fun and educational project to do with your favorite middle school student. There are several places you can look to try to find age appropriate and feasible science projects including the internet, your child’s teacher, even the public library. The most important thing is to use your resources to find a project you and your student can actually execute, and enjoy at the same time. 

You could begin with talking to your child’s science teacher  to find a 7th grade science project that  is based on your what the science class is currently studying.  This will also help to assure that the project your child chooses fulfills the project requirements for the class. Their teacher might also be able to recommend a good science project book, which brings us to our next useful tool, the public library. The library is full of kid friendly science books, even books geared specifically toward science projects for any age. A great science project book might be helpful as you know you’d be using reliable information that will walk you through the experiment. 

Also, the internet is a great resource for finding a 7th grade science project. Either by searching specifically for a type of project i.e. “7th grade science project, chemistry,” or by searching for a database full of science projects like http://www.akronlibrary.org/DBS/SFDB/Default.aspx or http://www.youth.net/nsrc/sci/sci.index.html, you’re sure to be able to find an assortment of science experiments that your child will be interested. Another great find on the internet is the free science project guide at http://www.middle-school-science-projects.com/guide.pdf. 

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