| Fourth grade science projects should be fun and | | | | you have not chosen, and then repeat this with the |
| interesting to hold the child's attention. Fourth graders | | | | other pots. Be sure to label each pot so you know |
| can carry out the experiment pretty much on their | | | | which liquid to water it with. Then, watch for the seeds |
| own, but they will likely need help coming up with an | | | | to sprout over the next few days and record your |
| idea and then beginning the project, and also with | | | | findings. |
| presenting their findings at the end. In fourth grade, | | | | You could also do a similar experiment and see if |
| science projects generally involve answering a | | | | plants will grow if they are watered with soapy water, |
| question, solving a problem or testing a hypothesis. | | | | such as leftover dish water or bath water. |
| There are countless ideas for fourth grade science | | | | Another 4th grade science project that might be fun to |
| projects, and one interesting one is to see if seeds will | | | | try is to see if cockroaches have a preference for |
| grow if they are watered with a liquid other than | | | | direction. To do this, you simply need to catch some |
| water. All you need for this experiment is some seeds, | | | | cockroaches and find a spot outdoors to set them |
| a few small pots, some potting soil and a few different | | | | down and record which direction they head in. Is there |
| liquids like milk, juice and vinegar. Simply plant a few | | | | a common trend or not? |
| seeds in each pot and water it with whichever liquid | | | | |