Your Guide to Science Fair Topics, Ideas, Experiments, and Winning Displays
Churning Butter Can Be Your Science Project Churning butter, making a cake or just about any thing you like to do or want to find out more about can be the topic of your science project. But—— You cannot just churn butter. Yes, there is more that you need to do to develop a simple [...]
Hi, I am Janice VanCleave. My goal is to create homeschool material on my website to provide ideas that will work for you. Many homeschoolers ask for ideas to expand experiments. In response to this, I have designed teaching tips that can be adapted to even the simplest experiment. But, these are just my ideas [...]
What Are the Variables in “Float a Needle” from “Science Wizardry for Kids” by Margaret Kenda. “Floating a Needle” is an exploratory investigation about surface tension. Surface tension is the property of liquids in which the exposed surface acts as if a thin skin has been pulled across it. This property is due [...]
A hypothesis is a prediction about the answer to a question. Encourage kids to give hypothesis. It doesn’t always have to be in response to a science question. But, since a hypothesis is not a wild guess, they should have some reason for their hypothesis. For example, use photos, such as the one shown. Ask [...]
Each diagram on this page gives instructions for making a special curvy circle that will be used in a magic demonstration. When you have made the three Möbius strips, instructions for using them in a magic of science demonstration can be found HERE. Strip #2Directions for making the magic strips. Notice that for each step [...]
Step 5 Hypothesis Let’s assume that your science project question is: So, what do you think? Will using different kinds of fruit affect the amount of DNA extracted from the fruit cells? Your guess about the answer is called your hypothesis, and it should be more than just a wild guess. Instead, your hypothesis should [...]
A hypothesis is something that everyone gives multiple times each day, but few people can explain what a hypothesis is. Hypotheses are often called “educated guesses.” This means that you have enough experiences and knowledge to figure out the answer to a problem. A hypothesis can also be defined as a prediction about the outcome [...]
ABOUT ME: Hi, I am Janice VanCleave, author of 50 best-selling science experiment books for children ages 4 through high school. I taught science for 27 years.
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