| Does your family need more time doing something | | | | more educated all at the same time. |
| educational but also to be fun and hold their attention | | | | The second idea for family fun with science projects is |
| as well? Well here are some ways that your family | | | | making a lava lamp. This can be done by taking water |
| can do something together, have fun, and even have it | | | | and sticking it into a glass jar. Then add food coloring in |
| be educational all at the same time. Below are some | | | | the water and mix it together. You take vegetable oil |
| ideas on how to have family fun with science projects. | | | | and pour it into the water in the glass jar. Then wait for |
| Family time is very valuable. You want to make sure | | | | the oil and water to settle. The water and oil should |
| when you are picking a science project for your family | | | | separate. Then take a salt shaker and shake salt into |
| to make it something that will be fun for everyone. | | | | the oil while counting for five seconds. The salt and oil |
| You want to make sure to pick something that | | | | mixture should sink to the bottom in a clump. As the |
| everyone will be interested in and want to learn more | | | | salt dissolves the oil should float back up to the top. To |
| about. This will help assure that all of the family will | | | | make the oil go back down to the bottom shake some |
| have a good experience and want to do science | | | | more salt while counting to five again. You can also |
| projects together more often. | | | | use this as a lesson on the laws of gravity. |
| The following are four reasons your family will have | | | | The third idea for family fun with science projects is to |
| fun doing science projects: | | | | create a funnel like a tornado would make. Do this by |
| 1. You interact. You have to talk, theorize, and make | | | | giving everyone in the family their own 2 liter bottle |
| decisions, which can create great memories. | | | | with a funnel. Take the funnel and place it in the top of |
| 2. It is hands on. Unlike watching television, science | | | | the 2 liter bottle. Then take a pitcher of water and |
| projects require thinking and action. As a family, you | | | | pour it into the funnel to fill up the 2 liter bottle. Do not fill |
| can work together to figure out how something works, | | | | the bottle all of the way up. Then put the lid back on. |
| test a theory, or build something. It is a great time to | | | | Then have your family shake the bottle clock wise |
| bond, and get off the couch. | | | | around and around and then have them stop. This |
| 3. You learn. Who said learning isn't fun? The truth is, | | | | motion will cause the water to spin like a tornado |
| when you learn through application it is a lot of fun. | | | | would. You could do a lesson on tornados and what |
| Seeing the results of mixing two colors to create a | | | | they do and then have this project to go along with it. |
| third, or creating a real erupting volcano can be lots of | | | | There are so many things out there that you and your |
| laughs, excitement, and amazement. | | | | family can have fun while doing science projects. It |
| 4. Your family will spend time together. When a family | | | | doesn't matter what kind of science project you do it |
| does a science project together they are working | | | | is all about the information and discussions given. |
| together for a common goal and having fun. What | | | | Showing your family that you are interested in science |
| could be better? | | | | helps them want to be more involved and will help |
| One idea for you to try out for family fun with science | | | | them be more interested. Ask questions and give |
| projects is making soap. There are different ways you | | | | answers that will help your family to understand |
| can make soap with different ingredients. You can look | | | | science and the meaning behind the experiments you |
| online and see what different ingredients different | | | | do. This will help them to remember what they need to |
| soaps use. You could also do a little lesson involving | | | | know about different science experiments. So take |
| bacteria's and different ways of getting rid of bacteria | | | | your family and go have some fun with science |
| and germs using soap. This will help your family have | | | | projects. |
| fun with science projects and help them to be a little | | | | |