My daughter is in 2nd grade and this is her first science fair and she's really excited. The problem is...i hated science growing up. We were going to do the Splenda vs. sugar project, but i'm not too sure now. Any other ideas??
2007-01-10 14:23:16 · 6 answers · asked by bella9566 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
There is a great book by DK publishing called 101 great science experiments. You can get it at your local bookstore or at Amazon.com. It has a lot of simple ideas and each idea is colorfully illustrated and the instructions are very easy to follow. I highly recommend getting this book.
2007-01-10 14:29:59 · answer #1 · answered by kiham 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am an elementary school teacher and the best thing to do is to help your daughter with a project of which she can have ownership and understanding. Help your daughter see that a true science experiment starts with a guess (hypothesis). A great poject for second grade students is one in which you use two identical plants and water one with water, and one with another liquid such as soda. Aski your daughter to make a guess about which plant will grow better. Track the findings over the course of a week or two, and then bring the plants in for the science fair. The kids may start to think about what soda does to them! :)
2007-01-10 22:39:48 · answer #2 · answered by j651 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2nd grade? Something easy to do would be the solar system.and a short report about space. Is this her project or yours? Some parents forget that it is the child's project are what they want to do. There are many things in science that can be used in a science fair, i.e. magnets, space environment, plant growing, animals, foods and nutrition, mechanical devices and motion, medicine and disease, to name a few. What is she interested in, if she is excited about this project? Let her decide and give her support, but don't do it for her. If it isn't a winner, don't worry or be upset, just have her persevere. Many scientists had to experiment often before they had success.
2007-01-10 22:47:07 · answer #3 · answered by deciccio3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i find as a science teacher the kids love making slime from cornstarch and water many kids like to play with it and it is fun to make take pictures of yourself while making it
2007-01-10 22:31:39 · answer #4 · answered by jeremy1234 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm how about where does a gummi bear dissolve faster??
in either A) water B) orange juice C) soda d) whatever else u like
then out in a gummi bear and observe, take it out and examine it every 30 mins or hour...whatever. 1st to dissolve gummi bear....wins??
lol
i rejected this project as a kid and the dude who did it got 2nd place!!! argh!
2007-01-10 22:33:35 · answer #5 · answered by *~JeS~* 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are many sites with topics to help you just need to search for it.some sites i recommend are
-http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/ideas.html
- scienceproject.com/
and well if you dont find what you need there keep searching.all i can tell you.
2007-01-10 22:37:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋