Easy Elementary Science Projects

Just Because They're Easy Elementary Science Projects Doesn't Mean They're Not Good

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The best suggestion for making awesome science fair projects easy is to make it fun. And the best way to make a project fun is to choose a topic that is interesting--for YOU! Not an idea that your parents or teacher chooses for you, but one in an area that you want to explore and learn more about. Choose a topic that you know something about and that you also have questions about. Look at the things you like to do and you'll easily find a science that is involved somehow. Gardening is earth science; animals are zoology or biology. Science is everywhere.

Once you've chosen the topic, no matter what grade you're in, you'll still need to follow the scientific method of research. This includes stating what you already know--the hypothesis, developing a question of what you want to know, testing your hypothesis, analyzing your results, reporting those results and displaying your project. Sounds like a lot, but if it's something you REALLY want to know, you'll be excited with each step.

A very simple science project for kids is the swimming or sinking egg project. All you need is eggs, a large container, some water, sugar and salt. Depending on the liquid, eggs will either swim (float) or sink--this is what you already know. Start with plain water and drop in a raw egg. Then add sugar to the water and drop in another. Then add salt to the water and repeat the process. Here's the question: What happens each time? Easy, fun, hands-on project for kids in lower grades.

Salt can be magic, did you know that? I bet you thought it was only for food. Well, here's another fun, easy experiment to test that idea. Fill two cups of water, add salt to one. Put both cups in the freezer and check about every ten minutes. Which one freezes first? What happens if you put an ice cube on a plate and keep sprinkling it with salt? Try it! Turn your kitchen into a science lab.

Another kitchen lab experiment is with mixing liquids. Do all liquids stay mixed up? Fill a jar with water and a few drops of food coloring. Next, add some cooking oil and shake it up. Fill another jar with water and food coloring and pour rubbing alcohol in slowly, then shake that up also. Hopefully you have a pen and paper to write down your ideas and research. Did you think both jars would stay mixed up? Did they? Make sure you record your resources--you know--all the supplies you used. It's part of the scientific method.

If are are concerned about the environment as most of us are nowadays, one of the best energy science fair projects is the Picoturbine Windmill Experiments Kit and look here for 20 renewable energy science fair project ideas. Now I know that this is not a kitchen science project but you build this easy windmill in your kitchen and experiment with it in your backyard.

See all the fun and easy science projects you can do right in your own kitchen, in very little time and with stuff you have on hand. Elementary means easy, not bad. Elementary science projects can be GREAT projects, especially if you have fun doing them and learning from them. There are quick and you'll be witty! A superb match!