Kid Science Fair Projects...Ideas For Projects

Ideas For Kids Science Fair Projects

1. What effect does salt have on the evaporation rate of water? 2. Does salt water freeze faster or slower than distilled water? 3. What color of light makes plants grow best? 4. Does metal or wood conduct heat better? 5. Does temperature affect the strength of a magnet? 6. Does distilled water or salt water affect the growth of a plant more? 7. Which brand of flashlight battery lasts longer? 8. Does clay soil or sandy soil hold water longer? 9. Does temperature affect how fast bread molds. 10. How does a bean seedling grown in the dark compare to one grown in sunlight? One grown in florescent light. 11. Does metal block cell phone reception? 12. Does a kite have better control in flying with a longer tail or a shorter one? 13. Does adding dish detergent to water reduce the water's surface tension? Will tap water float a metal paperclip? Will the paperclip float in water with dish detergent added? 14. Why does Saturn have rings? 15. Does sound travel slower than light? 16. Use parallax to determine the height of a building, a tree, or a power pole. 17. Explain why the moon looks much larger at times than at other times. 18. Show whether oil or vinegar is more dense. 19. Yeast used in baking breaks down sugars and releases carbon dioxide. Can you show that grains contain sugars by using baking yeast? How about vegetables such as potatoes? 20. Explain how clouds form to cause a rain shower on a hot day.

Tips For Converting Ideas Into Kid Science Fair Projects

The best kid science fair projects will be those based on scientific principles. In other words all those things you study in science classes are principles of science. This is what your teacher and the science fair judge are looking for.

Kinetic energy is an example of a science principle in the field of physics. Its the energy a body possesses based on its mass and the speed it travels.

A science project about kinetic energy could attempt to prove or disprove some aspect of this principle. If a large marble of known mass rolls down an incline and strikes a smaller marble, then will its kinetic energy be transferred to the smaller marble? Will the sum of the kinetic energy of the large marble plus that of the smaller just after impact be equal to that of the larger just before impact?

This is a scientific investigation using an experiment to test an hypothesis about the transfer of kinetic energy. This is an example of a good science project. It uses the scientific method to test a principle of science.

Try this method to transform ideas into kid science fair projects

What will ______________do to _______________?

How will _______________ affect ________________?

How will changing _______________ improve _____________?

What will happen to _____________ if I add/remove ______________?

Example Of An Idea Made Into A Kid Science Fair Project

Lets say you want to do a project about solar energy. Specifically you want to do something with solar cells. (Solar cells produce electricity when exposed to light).

Do a little research and see what factors might affect the output from a solar cell. Maybe the type of light, the angle the light hits the surface of the cell, and maybe the temperature of the cell surface. These may all be factors in the amount of output you might get.

Ok, lets say we pick the angle of light to the cell as a something we can test. Set up the cell and take voltage readings at different times of the day. Measure both the angle of the sun to the surface of the cell and the voltage reading at that time. Do at least one reading with the cell at 90 degrees to the sun. You may have to angle the cell to the sun depending on the time of year.

When you graph the data it will show at what angle to the sun the cell produces the most output. It will also show how the output drops as the angle to the sun decreases.

If you followed the scientific method, then you formed an hypothesis before doing the experiment. The experiment would prove or disprove your assumption.

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I hope this page will help you generate some great ideas for your kids science fair projects.