VanCleave's Science Fun

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

Sound: Pitch vs. Loudness

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Things that vibrate send out sound waves. Characteristics of sound include, pitch, loudness, and quality. The pitch of a sound is how high or low a sound is. Pitch is basically your ears’ response to the frequency of a sound. Note: Original Art and more information found here: Mediacollege.com How Sound Works. Snagit and Snagit […]

Sky Color

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Blue Sky The sky appears to be a colored surface above the Earth. During the day the sky’s color varies in shades of blue. At sunrise and sunset its colors may be vivid shades of red, pink, orange, yellow, and blue. Your eyes have special light receiving cells called cones. These cells take in light […]

Sound: Clucking Chicken

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A noise-maker that sounds much like a clucking chicken as well as a crowing rooster can be made using the following steps. 1. Using a 16-ounce (480–ml) yellow plastic cup, ask an adult to punch two holes in the bottom of the cup. This can be done with an ice pick or other sharp pointed […]

Sound Waves

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 Sound is a type of energy that moves through material causing the material to vibrate. Sound is also vibrations that cause the sense of hearing. Vibrate means that a material moves back and forth or up and down. Sound energy causes a material to move back and forth in the same direction that the sound […]

Science Inquiry: Hypothesis

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How to Write a Hypothesis. Use words from the Word Bank to complete the hypothesis for the experiment problem. Word Bankdecreases increases Experiment Problem: How does the strength of a magnet affect the number of paper clips it can pick up? Hypothesis: As the strength of a magnet ? the number of paper clips it […]

Science Fair Project: Energy

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Hi, All of the links on this post are not working—I am in the process of correcting this problem. Janice Before you start your project, acknowledge that you are preparing an entry to a contest. Contests, whether they are associated with sports or academics have rules. Football players must follow the rules to score. Science […]

Sound: Water Bottles

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In the diagram, the open  bottles are all the same, but there is a different amount of water in each. Tapping the bottles with a metal spoon produces a sound. Sound is a form of wave energy that moves outward from the vibrating bottles. Pitch is how high or low the sound is. Pitch is […]

Gravity

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  What is Gravity? How is Gravity Measured? Gravity is the force of attraction between two bodies due to their mass and distance from each other. The magnitude of the gravitational force between two objects can be determined using the following equation: Newton’s Equation for the Force of Gravity F = G x m1 x […]

Circuit: Bulbs in a Series

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Question: What affect does the number of bulbs in a series have on the brightness of each bulb? Discover the Answer for Yourself The materials needed for this investigation can be purchased at an electronics store, such as Radio Shack. Materials size C battery, 2 flashlight lamps with screw base, “C” battery holder with color-coded […]

Thomas Edison Index

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Biography Information 1. As a boy, why did Edison sit on goose eggs? 2. Thomas Edison’s Childhood 3. Thomas Edison’s Family 4. Thomas Edison’s Electric Lamp 5. Thomas Edison’s Inventions Investigations 1. How does the shape of an egg affect its strength? 2. Eggshell Shape: Strength Activity 3. Series Circuit: Open vs. Closed 4. Bulbs […]