Quick science projects are great when you have a limited time frame to complete them or are just looking for a fun way to pass some time on a boring afternoon. There are many options when you’re looking for quick science fair projects, such as how much salt does it take to sink an egg?
All you need for this project is a glass, an egg, water and salt, and you just put the egg in the glass, fill it three-quarters full of water and add the salt, one teaspoon at a time. Another quick science project would to do a food comparison on an animal such as a rodent or a bug, or you could even do it on your own pet. You simply want to find out if they prefer one food over the other. This may not work well for pet dogs though, as most dogs seem to want to eat anything!
You could also do a fairly quick test on depth-perception in humans. All you need is a few cylindrical rods on a table next to each other but at a varying distance from one another, and have a friend cover one eye and try to grab the rod that you specify out of the bunch on the first try. You can then re-arrange the rods and have the friend try to do it with both eyes open. Ask him if he felt he could do it easier with one eye covered or with both eyes open.
By: Dee Schrock
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Quick Science Projects Made Fun & Easy
April 27th, 20103rd Grade Science Fair Projects and Ideas
April 27th, 2010
3rd grade science fair projects are a lot of fun because at this age children are eager to explore the world around them and find out how things work. They are constantly wanting to know the answer to the question “What happens if I do this…” and therefore they will likely come up with many different experiments they’d like to try. It may be difficult to decide on just one!
At this age they have a short attention span though, so the projects must be simple, fun and fairly short. There are many, many different project ideas for this age group such as; do all the children in their class have the same size hands and the same size feet as each other? They can research this by tracing the other children’s hands and feet on a piece of paper and comparing them to each other.
They could do a test to see if waterproof mascara is really waterproof. To do this you would need a couple brands of waterproof mascara, a piece of paper and some water. Simply put the mascara onto a sheet of paper and rinse it under some water to see what happens.
Another fun 3rd grade science project would be to see if raw eggs and hard boiled eggs spin the same number of times. Obviously they would need an adult’s help with this one in order to cook the eggs, and then they simply need to spin each egg and record the results. There are lots of great 3rd grade science projects out there; it’s just a matter of finding one that interests them.
By: Dee Schrock
Astronomy Science Fair Projects That Are Out of This Universe
April 24th, 2010
Astronomy science fair projects are great for students who are interested in the solar system, stars, planets and the universe. There are so many unexplained mysteries in the universe that it is always fun to try find out new information.
Kids are often fascinated by stars and planets, so this would likely be a fun category for them. There are many astronomy projects available, such as the classic solar system model, which can be fun for kids to do. The one problem with this particular project with the models is that it has been done many, many times, so it’s not very original and may not get the best grades.
Students should pick a topic that interests them and then go from there. Some suggestions for astronomy projects are understanding and identifying black holes, making their own sun dial, finding out how comets are formed, or what makes star twinkle.
You could also research and present the different phases of the moon, explain how the tilt of the Earth works, find out how to calculate the distance of the sun and the moon from the Earth by understanding eclipses, or how to build a homemade magnetometer to study how the Earth’s magnetic fields are affected by solar storms. There are endless possibilities; it’s simply a matter of picking a topic that your students would like to learn more about, and then researching and presenting their findings. Dividing the students up into groups and allowing them to do their own experiment within clear guidelines can also be exciting and fun for them.
By: Dee Schrock
