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Grade Level of Projects

fun science project“My granddaughter has a Science Fair coming up soon and we need help. She is in the 2nd grade. My question is are the 24 Hour Projects 2nd 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 simple 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.

Take a look at the projects here. You’ll find that we offer detailed step by step instructions, and that our projects use materials that you can usually find in your home or at a supermarket or drug store.

Read more about them, and get started on your 24 Hour Science Project here!

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The Teacher Didn’t Like His Question

sneezeI had a seventh grader contact me about a science project he was doing. The question (from one of our projects) was, “Does Covering the Mouth with Hands Prevent the Spread of Germs?”

This project was designed for elementary school students, and the teacher wasn’t pleased with its simplicity. Her main objection was that the experiment question shouldn’t be answerable with a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

The clever seventh grade scientist had an easy solution. He reworded his question, “How does covering the mouth prevent the spread of germs?” He did lots of research, conducted the experiment we provided, and was able to turn in a great project.

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!

PS This project is found in our 24 Hour Science Project Package, which includes five projects:

•UNDERCOVER SNEEZE Does covering the mouth really help prevent the spread of germs?

• A SLICE OF ICE Does the shape of ice affect melting time?

• A STRAIGHT FLUSH Which toilet tissue is most biodegradable?

• A PINCH OF SALT How does salt affect the boiling point of water?

• VITAMIN “C”ITRUS Which citrus fruit has the most Vitamin C?

Read more about them, and get started on your 24 Hour Science Project here!

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So You Need a Science Experiment

science experiment dropperA science experiment can be an exciting time of discovery for kids and their parents. Many times, families struggle to find an experiment that is easy to do, yet follows the scientific method. Sometimes, in the middle of all the regulations and details of the science experiment, the fun gets lost, and along with it, the opportunity to learn.

Our 24 Hour Science Projects guide has wonderful science experiments for kids! We are devoted to helping parents and students discover that science projects can really be fun. We’ve put our many years of experience with science experiments into packages of projects with hand-holding, step by step instructions.

We have easy science projects, projects perfect for middle school, experiments ready to send to a science fair. We also have cool science projects that will fascinate kids and impress teachers. Take a look at our project guides
here.

FREE! Get your copy of our Parent’s Guide to a Science Project. We know you’ll find a science experiment that will be perfect for the young scientist at your house!

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Your School Science Project

school science projectIs it time for your yearly school science project? When your students face the prospect of a school science fair, it’s usually up to parents to find the right topic. Many science projects are either too difficult for the average kid, or too simple to get a good grade. With four sons, we’ve had to do a school science project many times, and a couple of years ago, we decided that we would make our best science projects available to other families. We created packages of school science projects for kids that will help you get top marks from science fair judges, and your science teacher.

The projects in our guides have step by step instructions that are easy to follow. The supplies can be found almost anywhere – you have a lot of them in your home right now. The experiments are fun to do, and lots of them can be finished in 24 hours or less. Best of all, they are available online for immediate download, so you can get started right now!

Click here to get your science project guides – and be finished by this time tomorrow!

Here’s the list of our projects:

• EGG-XPERIMENTING! Remove an eggshell without boiling, and find out if water will go through the cell membrane.

• DON’T LOSE YOUR COOL Which kind of insulation works best?

• VITAMIN “C”ITRUS Which fruit or juice has the most Vitamin C? This easy chemistry project will amaze your kids – and their teacher.

• UNDERCOVER SNEEZE When you cover your mouth, does it really help keep you from getting sick? This easy science project is great for an elementary school science fair.

• A SLICE OF ICE How does the shape of a piece of ice affect the time it takes to melt time? This cool science project will give you the answer!

• A FLAKY SHOWDOWN Which brand of cereal stays crunchy in milk? A science experiment you can eat!

• SLIP SLIDING? NO WAY! This project is great for car lovers! Find out which sort of floor covering prevents slips the best.

• HEAR, HEAR Are two ears better than one? Wonderful for a group experiment.

• A STRAIGHT FLUSH Which toilet tissue is most biodegradable?

• A PINCH OF SALT How does salt affect the boiling point of water?

Click here to get your science project guides NOW.
You can be finished by this time tomorrow!

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Simple Grade 8 Science Fair Projects Could End up at Google!

Who Knew?   Google sponsored a world wide science fair, and grade 8 science fair projects qualify!

grade 8 science fair projcetsRecently, Google sponsored their first ever Science Fair and since they are Google, they were able to get plenty of great sponsors like National Geographic,Scientific American, Lego, and CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The age range for this event was 13-18 so there was plenty of room for grade 8 science fair projects as they fall into the age range.
Before you think that regular every day kids could never end up at Google, I want to share with you what the 13-14 year old division winners did for an 8th grade project, as proof that quick and easy science fair projects are just as good as the more complicated ones, and in fact they may even help you learn better science and win some awards to boot.

Here is the scoop about the 13-14 age group:

Lauren Hodge, from the USA, won the 13- and 14-year-old age group with her project about marinating chicken. Really! Her hypothesis was that using lemon juice in the marinade will decrease the amount of carcinogens released when cooking the chicken. See what I mean, a simple concept. It all boils down sometimes to how scientific the experiment was. In fact when you look at the Google  judging criteria, it should look very familiar, as it is based on the steps to the scientific method to a tee.

Here is a brief look at how Google ran their science fair, and really it is a lot like any middle school science fair you are used, to, except bigger rewards, a a lot more people.

They divided the entries into groups, 13-14 year olds, 15-16 year olds and 17-18 year olds, that came from all over the world. There were initially 7,500 projects entered, but not in a live science fair, their project write ups and a video presentation were submitted. Then a panel of teachers went through and rated each project initially on the powerpoint/video presentation, and then as they whittled it down on eight different scientific criteria, which ended up with 60 semi-finalists. The process continued until the top 15 were flown to the Googleplex where they presented their projects to an all-star panel of judges.

For the complete news article on this topic click here. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-20078967-76/whip-smart-whippersnappers-at-google-science-fair/#ixzz1T7YnER49

Guess what was the make or break piece of the power point/videos?  Which is what they used for the first cut….If the question, hypothesis and conclusion were clearly stated. Understanding and applying the scientific method is the core of all grade 8 science fair projects, and all other grades to boot!

With your local science fairs, that are also split into age levels, and the judges will be looking for the same eight criteria as the Google judges, which is all about how well you represent each step of the scientific method, and your enthusiasm, interest, research and quality of the display. Often the top middle school winners go onto a regional science fair, other places it is just self contained.

Now the 13-14 year olds won $25, 000 scholarship money, which a normal school could never do, and the top prize was $50,000. They also got the chance to do cool things the business partners brought with them, but the point is each one of these winning and often simple science fair projects started off in their own school science fair as won the opportunity to go further to regional fairs. At some point they decided or were encouraged to submit to the Google Science Fair.

So you never know how far your grade 8 science fair projects can take you!

Ready to WIN your next Science Fair? Get award winning grade 8 science fair projects that can be done one weekend! Click here!

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Home Science Projects For Kids – Jump Starting Their Curiosity

home science projects for kidsOften, for a science fair, the teacher lets children experiment on their own, as they want their students to jump start their curiosity and look into the world they live in for problems to solve or answers to questions. Sure, it is a lot easier to do home science projects for kids when the teacher spoon feeds the project, tells you what to do and how to do it. It is better for the children to learn to observe their environment on their own and create their own projects. Easy one day science fair projects using everyday things are often a way for the youngest students with short attention spans to learn about how a science fair project works and get results fairly quickly. Even older students can benefit from experiments that can be completed in a short time.

Most science fairs expect the project to be investigatory in nature. Luckily, they are more fun and easiest kind to do. These follow along exactly in the steps of the scientific method: Observe, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results. These experiments are the ones where you pose a question, then do a quick investigation which will prove or disprove your theory. These could be fun things like comparing the amount of citrus or Vitamin C in different fruits, timing how long it takes ice to melt in different scenarios, or you might see if the amount of whole wheat affects how long it takes bread to turn to toast. Older students might look at things closer to their interests, like seeing which hair products leaves the least residue, finding out how many germs are on their cell phones or putting pretty much anything in a box and dropping it from a high place, like a roof.

Another kind ofone day, home science projects for kids might involve a demonstration. These are more likely to be part of a class project and not part of a full science fair. For these you are demonstrating how to do something or showing the effect one thing has on another. Demonstrating what happens when you pouring a carbonated drink on a rusty battery, or how to make a solar tea cup heater would fit this category. This is where you will find kids pouring two liquids together to get purple smoke or create some kind of gooey ooze.

These short investigations or demonstrations can provide some oddball and fun looks at things we use everyday. Food is a popular topic and keeps the kids interest, particularly if the project can be eaten when finished! When you are given the opportunity to do a simple one day science fair project, take advantage of it and make it a fun and different twist to the things we see and use every day. Science fair projects can be such a great learning tool!

Here are some great home science project  ideas that are designed to use everyday things and can be completed in 24 hours, or a weekend.

Get Your Home Science Projects for Kids Guides HERE

A special thanks to Sue Gnagy Fegan for her contribution of this science project article.