Showing Results for packet 3 : Page 12

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Compare different remedies for cooling the mouth after eating spicy food.

Science fair project idea that compares number and relative sizes of leaf stomata. Collect leaves of plant species, identify, observe stomata with microscope.

Leave your computer on 24/7. Will this lead to to more frequent crashes, freezes, and a slower processing speed? Find out in this science fair project idea.

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

Learn how to relight a candle by lighting the vaporized wax in the smoke, and test how various kind of wax and candle brands relight differently.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

This experiment evaluates if the temperature of the environment that you work in affects your ability to perform mental tasks.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Help your little one figure out the differences between the worlds of air, land and water, a huge step in understanding how our environment works.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Study the effect of music on blood pressure. Compare blood pressure readings before and after the listening session. Analyze results, write a detailed report.

Test for a correlation between perceived color and heart rate. Using a stethoscope and stop watch, measure the heart rate (beats per minute) of volunteers.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This science fair project explores how salt and sugar affect the melting rate of ice in water.

Evaluate the ability of a biodegradable dish detergent to increase the penetration of water in hydrophobic soils.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

What is biodiversity? Kids will study different areas of their backyards to see which is the most diverse to learn about biodiversity and random sampling.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Check out this fun science fair project idea to learn how alkaline batteries convert chemical energy to electrical energy?

Science fair project idea that measures fuel efficiency in cars. Calculate cost per mile by comparing fuel cost and consumption data.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.

In this experiment, you will be making your own paper flashlight by conducting electricty with graphite.

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?