VanCleave's Science Fun

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

ABOUT THE SOUND PICTURE

With mouth wide open, vibrating air coming up the throat from the vocal chords leaving the open mouth and spreading in all directions. 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 and now am creating this science website.   My scream was not staged. The picture was to be of two adult cats, which I was holding. A microsecond before the camera snapped, the two cats dug their claws into my skin as they prepared to leap out of my arms. A picture like this is great for making inferences. Kids could make "guesses" as to why I am screaming. They would be drawing on facts from the photo, such as I look like I am in pain or maybe I am just pretending.

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Scientific Method:Research

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Research is any process that results in the collecting of information about a specific topic. There are two basic kinds of research, primary research and secondary research.

Secondary Research: Information recorded by others.

Primary Research: Research that you discover on your own. For example, research experiments, called exploratory investigations.

The kids in the photo are using a stethoscope to investigate the sounds made by hearts in people, the puppy, and a cat not shown.

26275: Janice VanCleave"s Guide to More of the Best Science Fair Projects Janice VanCleave’s Guide to More of the Best Science Fair Projects

The first section of this book gives detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to design and develop a science fair project.

The second section gives examples of exploratory investigations that can be developed into a science fair project.