Help! Science Fair Project

My daughter is in the 7th grade and is required to do a Science Fair project. I agree with you..........PARENTAL STRESS.

She got her list of due dates and requirements back in Sept at the open house night when parents met the teachers. She had a final draft of 400 words typed yesterday. The project itself is due in Jan. You can't do these things in one weekend for sure.

The first paper required for her was to name 3 topics (Problem and Hypothesis) and then the teacher approved or disapproved of the projects and then she got to pick which one to research. We googled Science Projects. I think a site I signed up for was www.scienceprojects.com. There is a Science project store down around TI Blvd/75. I forgot the name of it because it has been a couple of years since we went there. They had good supplies as well.

I feel for you and your 7th grader. We are going through the same process now.

Susan

PS: I agree with another poster...this is not a parental project but the students do need supervision, guidance and support.

The easiest one we have ever done is a comparison... which bubbles makes the best bubble...

I bought your regular old bubbles from the store, and then used an online bubble recipe, and then just regular dish soap.

We had three dishes, the three bottles, and three straws. My son and another child each blew in the straw which was in the bowl too see the difference of which bubble solution made the biggest bubble.

It was easy, we took some pictures of them blowing the bubbles and didn't cost an arm and a leg...

Good luck...

OK, I remember my project...I loved it!

My dad was very creative and did this one really quickly with me.

you need 2 bowls (clear preferably)
a cotton rope (about a foot long)
Some dirty water (muddy, but take out bark/leaves/etc.)

It is about water filtation. Basically, he put muddy water in one bowl and had the other bowl empty right next to it. he had one end of the rope in the dirty water bowl and the other in the empty bowl. The water would soak into the rope and come out clean in the empty bowl because of the rope filtering out the dirt...it was easy and easy to understand how it worked.

I hope this helps!

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/

http://www.terimore.com/

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/s...

http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/homeworkhelp/a/blscpro...

http://www.scienceproject.com/

I did a quick search and came up with these sites. The most important thing to remember is to choose a topic that is easily testable. It is best not to choose something that is a 'cookbook' project. That is, don't choose something that is below her grade level, or that has a predetermined procedure. The topic she is researching needs to testable but unique.

As a middle & high school science teacher I have coached many students (and parents) through major science projects. Please, please, please don't do her project for her. Guide her but let her do it on her own. Feel free to email me if you have any questions!