1. Growing Crystals: Grow beautiful crystals from simple materials like salt or sugar. Observe crystal shapes and learn about saturation and concentration.
1. Growing Crystals: Grow beautiful crystals from simple materials like salt or sugar. Observe crystal shapes and learn about saturation and concentration.
2. Building a Volcano: Design a model volcano and create an eruption with baking soda and vinegar.
2. Building a Volcano: Design a model volcano and create an eruption with baking soda and vinegar.
3. Making a Lava Lamp: Make a mesmerizing homemade lava lamp with oil, water, and food coloring.
3. Making a Lava Lamp: Make a mesmerizing homemade lava lamp with oil, water, and food coloring.
4. Constructing a Solar Oven: Construct a simple solar oven using cardboard and aluminum foil.
4. Constructing a Solar Oven: Construct a simple solar oven using cardboard and aluminum foil.
5. Testing Surface Tension: Design an experiment to test the surface tension of water.
5. Testing Surface Tension: Design an experiment to test the surface tension of water.
6. Investigating Air Pressure: Build a barometer with simple materials and track air pressure changes.
6. Investigating Air Pressure: Build a barometer with simple materials and track air pressure changes.
7. Creating a Simple Battery: Construct a battery using readily available materials like fruits and electrodes.
7. Creating a Simple Battery: Construct a battery using readily available materials like fruits and electrodes.
8. Building a Bridge: Design and build a bridge using different materials and techniques.
8. Building a Bridge: Design and build a bridge using different materials and techniques.
9. Launching a Rocket: Create a simple water bottle rocket and experiment with different launch techniques.
9. Launching a Rocket: Create a simple water bottle rocket and experiment with different launch techniques.
10. Growing Plants under Different Conditions: Investigate plant growth under varying conditions.
10. Growing Plants under Different Conditions: Investigate plant growth under varying conditions.
Bonus: Research and present a biography of a famous scientist, highlighting their achievements and contributions to science.
Bonus: Research and present a biography of a famous scientist, highlighting their achievements and contributions to science.
These projects are suitable for primary and middle school students, can be easily completed with readily available materials, and encourage hands-on learning and exploration of scientific concepts.
These projects are suitable for primary and middle school students, can be easily completed with readily available materials, and encourage hands-on learning and exploration of scientific concepts.