Janice VanCleave's Great Science Project Ideas from Real Kids

Introduction.

Part I: SCIENCE PROJECTS STEP-BY-STEP.

Chapter 1: Keep a Log Book.

Chapter 2: Select a Category.

Chapter 3: Do Topic Research.

Chapter 4: Do Project Research.

Chapter 5: Find a Project Problem.

Chapter 6: Come Up with a Project Hypothesis.

Chapter 7: Design a Project Experiment.

Chapter 8: Collect Raw Data.

Chapter 9: Create Your Project Summaries.

Chapter 10: Design Your Project Display.

Chapter 11: Prepare an Oral Presentation and Plan for Your Evaluation.

Part II: 40 SAMPLE PROJECTS.

Project 1: What Effect Does the Physical Form of a Fertilizer Have on Plant Growth?

Project 2: What Effect Does Talcum Powder Have as an Insecticide?

Project 3: How Effective Are Sun Shadows for Telling Time?

Project 4: How Does Earth’s Rotation Affect the Position of the “Man in the Moon”?

Project 5: What Effect Does a Glucose Solution Have on the Longevity of Cut Flowers?

Project 6: What Effect Does the Color of Light Have on Phototropism?

Project 7: What Effect Does the Position of Artificial Light Have on Plant Growth?

Project 8: How Does Exposure Time to Microwaves Affect Seed Germination?

Project 9: What Effect Does the Size of a Plant’s Leaves Have on the Plant’s Transpiration Rate?

Project 10: How Do Seasonal Color Changes in the Environment Affect Camouflage in Animals?

Project 11: How Does the Amount of Water in a Gel Affect Its Flexibility?

Project 12: What Effect Does the Type of Flour Have on the Ability of Calcium Propionate to Inhibit Bread Mold?

Project 13: What Effect Does Light Have on the Rate of Planaria Regeneration?

Project 14: What Effect Does Regular Physical Exercise Have on the Lungs’ Vital Capacity?

Project 15: What Effect Does Gender Have on the Stroop Test Color Recognition Response Time?

Project 16: How Does the Volume of Background Music Affect Short-Term Memory?

Project 17: How Does Color Intensity Affect the Perceived Sweetness of Food?

Project 18: What Effect Does the Type of Video Game Have on Blood Pressure?

Project 19: What Effect Does Surface Area Have on the Evaporation Rate of Water?

Project 20: What Effect Does Temperature Have on the Amount of Solute Needed to Prepare a Saturated Solution?

Project 21: What Effect Does Surface Texture Have on Growing Crystals?

Project 22: What Effect Does Temperature Have on the Thickness of Ketchup?

Project 23: What Effect Does the pH of Food Have on Preventing Tarnish on Copper Pots?

Project 24: What Effect Does the Concentration of a Mordant Have on the Colorfastness of a Natural Dye?

Project 25: How Effective Are Homemade Barometers in Predicting Weather?

Project 26: What Effect Does Humidity Have on Condensation Rate?

Project 27: How Does Evaporation Affect the Salinity of Ocean Water?

Project 28: What Effect Does the Type of Ground Cover Have on the Rate of Soil Erosion?

Project 29: How Does the Texture of Paper Affect Its Printing Quality?

Project 30: What Type of Container Increases the Shelf Life of Bread?

Project 31: How Does the Degree of Stretching Affect the Ability of Plastic Food Wraps to Keep Foods Fresh?

Project 32: What Effect Does Triangle Size Have on the Strength of a Truss Bridge?

Project 33: How Steady Is the Moon’s Angular Speed from One Day to the Next?

Project 34: How Does the Ratio of Two Dyes in a Mixture Affect Its Color?

Project 35: How Does a Refrigerant’s Surface Area Affect How Well It Cools?

Project 36: What Effect Does Salt Concentration Have on the Specific Heat of an Aqueous Salt Solution?

Project 37: What Effect Does the Time of Day Have on Passive Solar Heating?

Project 38: How Does the Size of a Vibrating Surface Affect the Pitch of Its Sound?

Project 39: How Does Density Affect the Buoyancy of Objects?

Project 40: How Does Mass Affect the Period of a Pendulum?

Appendix A: 100 Project Ideas.

Appendix B: Science Project and Reference Books.

Glossary.

Index.