Science Project - Chicago,IL

Well, I taught kindergarten for 7 years and did science experiments!! You could go to the library and look up a book on simple science experiments. Some ideas are color mixing, what brand of raisin bran has the most raisins(could graph the results), whart I call "pilgrim science" is putting whipping cream and salt in a jar then making a hypothesis on what it will make then shake it and find out it makes butter. These are a few ideas if you want to hear more or ask me questions you can e-mail me at ____@____.com

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Brenda,

Go to the library tomorrow! There are many books that are full of age-appropriate experiments. One that we love is growing grass in light vs. dark. We plant the seeds in a cardboard cup and when the grass grows, we draw a face and the grass becomes hair. When we're finished, we plant the cup. Don't forget to chart the growth by days. Always check both cups at the same time each day and have your child color what he observes. Once the grass starts to grow, start to measure the growth. Keep track of changes daily.

Another one is watching how plants eat. We place celery stalks in seperate cups of water. Each cup has different colored water. It is not long until the celery leaves start to turn the same color as the water. You can see the veins in the celery full of the colored water. It is great and easy. Just chart the hours/days and have your child color what he sees each day.

I have a special needs son and a couple that we have done are toothpastes and soils. Three hard boiled egg with three different toothpastes. Boil the eggs in tea and let he child brush each egg to test which toothpaste whitens the best. Another one is what soil grows green beans the best. Green beans grow very quickly. We used sand, pearlite and potting soil. Oh and another one is stain removers. Squirt mustard, bbq sauce, anything else the child will relate to. Spray three different stain removers and decide which works best. I find it best to try something the child can relate too.

I remember people doing projects from early grade school that involved ringing bells under water and how sound waves change between air and water. I was older than kindergarten, but I did one that involved putting iodine on saltines, one solid, one chewed, to show how starches break down to sugars with saliva. There's probably something that he could do with a prism splitting light into the rainbow of colors.

Just some things I can come up with off the top of my head - a google search for "simple science experiments" will probably turn up lots of ideas.

Good luck!

How about a science project about floating and nonfloating objects. Your son can pick out five objects from around the house, predict which will float/sink and then try it out to see if his predictions were correct. My daughter just did this in her Kindergarten class. Good luck!

my kindergartener is totally into science "experiments" and we got him a couple of books of kid-friendly experiments for Hannukah. Check out a local toy store or book store and see if there's anything out there. One kit we got him was called "pop-bottle science" that had a ton of different experiments involving soda bottles. He's really enjoyed it and most of the projects involve very simple materials around the house. Good luck!

I remember pouring salt and pepper into water. The salt sank and the pepper floated. My conclusion: white things sink and black things float.

Anyway, something along these lines would be perfect for a 6 year old.

I'm sure the teacher has given some guidance, no? It can be anything?? That sounds strange!

How about something weather related? I would imagine that would be something fun and interesting for a 6 year old. Does your child have any special interests that you could base a project around?

Have they learned something this year science-related that might lend itself to a project?

Good luck...it sounds a little overwhelming!!