| A first grade science fair project enables a first grader | | | | but the child should be allowed to do the experiment |
| to learn science in a fun way. Science fair projects | | | | and draw his or her own conclusions from it. This way |
| plant the seed of interest in science, in a child. It | | | | a child learns much more. |
| inflames their imagination and arouses their interest in | | | | 3.Allow the child to have fun while doing the project |
| the world around them. The first grade is the ideal time | | | | 4.Allow the child to experiment as one project idea |
| to introduce a child to the amazing world of science | | | | can lead to many questions and new ideas. |
| and allow the child to explore and satiate his or her | | | | 5.Allow the child to be creative as a child can have an |
| curiosity. The child also learns to be methodical and | | | | entirely different perspective about the project. |
| organized as the project follows a scientific method | | | | There are thousands of ideas. A few are: |
| and is based on scientific concepts and principles | | | | 1.To explain the concept of density, put an egg in a |
| which children are able to grasp easily. | | | | bowl of water and see if it floats or sinks. Replace the |
| While a classroom lecture often tends to be one-sided | | | | water with salt water, sugar water, oil and various |
| with the teacher giving the maximum amount of inputs, | | | | other liquids of different densities and record the |
| a project focuses on the creativity and initiative of the | | | | results. |
| child. The child is involved in his project a hundred | | | | 2.Make a simple lever with a pencil and an ice cream |
| percent. Science fair projects also help in strengthening | | | | stick. Balance coins on both ends and explain the |
| the bond between parents and children, as the child | | | | principle. |
| usually turns to the parent for topic ideas and finally | | | | 3.Test the magnetic force of a magnet by covering it |
| choosing the topic. | | | | with paper, plastic, aluminum foil etc. Check its magnetic |
| For a first grade science fair project to be successful, | | | | power. |
| the following tips should be kept in mind. | | | | 4.Make different designs of airplanes and test which |
| 1.Allow the child to choose the experiment only if the | | | | ones fly the best. |
| topic interests the child. If they don't want to do it, you'll | | | | 5.Find out if white or dark objects get heated faster in |
| struggle the whole time. | | | | the sun. |
| 2.While the teacher or parent can lend a helping hand | | | | 6.Demonstrate how a solar/lunar eclipse occurs. |
| and guide the child, the child should be allowed to work | | | | 7.Make a compass with a needle and cork. |
| independently. No adult should ever take complete | | | | 8.Plant seeds and watch them grow. |
| control of the project. The adult should just keep an | | | | 9.Explain the water cycle. |
| eye open to ensure that there are no accidents or | | | | So, a first grade science fair project is a scientific |
| mishaps. Suggestions and guidelines can also be given | | | | experience and will be one that child will never forget. |