| Snow Days are great fun for kids. The anticipation of | | | | often a project will get started one day, then it has to |
| not having school the next day is followed by the | | | | sit overnight and the results recorded the next day. |
| excitement of waking up to find school was called off. | | | | Most can be started in the morning and get the results |
| When there are several days in a row off, the family | | | | later on the same day. |
| can find themselves in a snow daze, and need to find | | | | How much help will they need from a parent? When I |
| some new and different things to do with the kids to | | | | am home on a snow day I try to get some things |
| counteract cabin fever. Using simple, easy to do | | | | done. The best thing about one day science projects is |
| activities like 24 hour science projects might be the | | | | they are supposed to be simple, and should be written |
| answer and give the children something different and | | | | with easy to follow directions. They are designed for |
| fun to do that is not sitting in front of the television. | | | | the kids to do themselves! All a parent needs to do, it |
| Why a science project and not something else? | | | | provide the project and may-be help gather the |
| Simple home science projects for kids are set up | | | | materials. Children will be able to do the project on their |
| around common household items. You can find | | | | own. |
| interesting projects for middle school students or | | | | Where do I find good projects to use? A good digital |
| younger elementary students that only need things | | | | resource will have projects available for different |
| typically found around the house. For a snow day, this | | | | types or projects, like investigation or demonstrations, |
| is perfect, as you cannot get out to the store to buy | | | | different ages and even different lengths of time, like a |
| materials needed for something like a craft project, or | | | | one day project or a weekend project. Having these |
| baking. | | | | on hand, or knowing it is there when you need it, will |
| Will this project take an entire 24 hours to do? There | | | | assure that you always have fun 24 hour science |
| might only be this one snow day. The idea of 24 hour | | | | projects available for a snow day, or any other time |
| science projects is just a way to let you know it is a | | | | your child is bored. As long as you have an Internet |
| simple self contained unit that can be done in one | | | | connection, you have access to these projects. |
| sitting. The reason for calling them 24 hours is because | | | | |