VanCleave's Science Fun

Your Guide to Science Projects, Fun Experiments, and Science Research

Astronomy Project Topics

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How to use Astronomy facts to Develop A Science Project Astronomy is the Study of Celestial Bodies Celestial bodies include the Sun, planets, moons, stars, comets, and asteroids. Getting Started 1. Start with an astronomy fact, such as: Fact: The position of the Sun in the sky during the day affects the length of shadows. […]

The Four Elements:Fire, Air, Earth, Water

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Empedocles’ Four Elements (Roots) Empedocles (490-430 B.C) was a Greek philosopher, scientist and healer who lived in Sicily in the fifth century B.C.  Empedocles introduced the idea that everything was made up of four  basic things that he called “roots.” Plato (428-347 B.C.) may have been the first to refer to Empedocles’ roots as elements. […]

Polymer Activity Using Beads

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A polymer is made of many monomers linked together. monomer: A single unit; a single molecule. The diagram represents a model of a polymer. While actual polymers can be made of thousands of monomers, the model shown has only eleven. The monomers in the diagram are different colors and sizes of beads on a black […]

What is a Polymer?

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This chain of varied colored links is a simple representation of a polymer. Like the chain, a polymer is made of single units that are linked together. If you break the word “polymer” in half you get “poly” and “mer.” poly = many AND mer = a single unit polymer= many single units linked together […]

Chia Seeds Index

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A big thanks go to these chia companies for providing seeds as well as information for the research information on this site. 1. ChiaDirect has both small and large packages of seeds for affordable prices with no shipping fees. 2. ChiaFarms has nutritional information about feeding chia seeds to animals. Seeds are only sold in […]

Chia Seed Science Projects Ideas

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How to Write a Science Project Question An Experimental Science Project is a Cause/Effect investigation. In other words, the change in one thing causes something else to change. The “Cause” part of the investigation is what you will have control over. The “Effect” part of the investigation is what you will be observing to decide […]

Why Dead Leaves Stay Attached to Stems

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When a branch or even a stem is cut from a deciduous tree, why do the leaves stay attached to stems? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abscission Special cells attach deciduous leaves to stems. In autumn, decreased sunlight triggers the production of chemicals that breakdown the walls of the attaching cells. This results in the leaves falling off of the […]

Chia Seeds: Black/White Size Measurement

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The diagram shows the average length and width of black chia seeds to be respectively2.1 mm and 1.3 mm. Are white and black chia seeds the same size? Discover for Yourself Using a magnifying lens and a metric ruler, measure the millimeter length and width of at least 10 white chia seeds. Record each measurement […]