We are starting early this year, because we don't want to do the same old project that everyone else does.
The project needs to prove a hypothesis (although a volcano is a nice demonstration, it does not prove a hypothesis) Last year we did "Why do I have to shake my salad dressing" showing the oil and water separate by doing several liquid experiments.
Does someone have a unique project that 8 year olds could do easily?
Thanks!
2006-07-25 11:41:13 · 5 answers · asked by coachls 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Have your twins do their science project on how to tell time with out using a watch or clock. They can build water clocks, sun dials, sand hour glass, and a candle clock. They can look up different ways time has been kept in the past, on the Internet. It is a neat project to do. Our grandson did this and received an A+ for a grade.
Hypothesis: Can you tell time without using a watch or a clock?
2006-07-25 11:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about something on cloning; genotype vs phenotypical gene expression.
They could start with a hypothesis regarding how similar (or dissimilar) clones are to one another, and then document how similar and dissimilar they are to one another (identical twins are indeed clones of one another, though there is no "original"). Don't spill the beans that they are themselves clones until AFTER they generate their hypotheses. . . . .
Given the negative, somewhat spooky connotations associated with "clone" in pop culture, you might want to start out by talking about how clones are simply organisms that are genetically identical; maybe discuss how a plant raised from a clipping of another plant is a clone of the first plant, etc. Heck, you could throw some plant clones into the study too.
2006-07-25 12:17:29 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Quark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This one challenge as a collection became performed at the same time as i became in sixth Grade (i'm now in 2d year in college) and the challenge became: Get 3 different manufacturers of Tortilla chips and be conscious which style has the most important chip so more effective dips should be taken for one chip. Do diverse length by technique of having a thread and measuring the perimeters of the chip, get the finest of the three style chips, end, record the information, hypothesis, and performed! We had ninety 5% for the challenge.
2016-10-15 09:51:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a potato clock. This proves the theory of using a potato as the source of energy.
2006-07-25 11:53:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spontaneous generation of maggots in meat.
Yum.
2006-07-25 13:05:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋