| Some people wonder how they can make science | | | | A different way of getting your child to have fun doing |
| more fun for their children. Some people may want to | | | | science projects is to be interested in what they are |
| know how they can help their children lean to | | | | learning about in science, and ask if you can help them |
| understand science more. Here are some ways that | | | | do science projects. You are your child’s best |
| you can make science more fun by doing science | | | | teacher. Your child will want to learn from you more |
| projects. | | | | than any one else. You can also help them to |
| Doing science projects can help you and your children | | | | understand things in ways that other people |
| to learn new things about science and have fun while | | | | can’t because you know how they learn the |
| doing it. You can take things that your children are | | | | best. Do a science project that they are interested in |
| learning in science and make more out of it by creating | | | | or have asked a question about. For instance if your |
| a science project. For example if your children are | | | | child is interested in hot air balloons, you could spend |
| learning about volcano’s and how they work. | | | | some time together researching hot air balloons and |
| You can make your own volcano right in your own | | | | what makes them float. Then find an event with hot |
| kitchen. Read through your child’s science book | | | | air balloons in your area and take them to watch them. |
| and find out what exactly they are learning about | | | | Then discuss the way that the hot air balloon takes off |
| volcanoes. There are usually quizzes at the end of | | | | and what is fueling it to make it float. This will help to |
| each chapter in your children’s science book. | | | | make science more fun to your child and make them |
| This will give you an idea about what you child will be | | | | want to do more science projects. |
| tested on. So if your child is going to be tested on | | | | There are many different things out there that you can |
| what makes a volcano erupt or what is the lava made | | | | get your child involved in to help them have more fun |
| out of. You can call the ingredients that you are | | | | with science and get the interested in doing more |
| pouring into the volcano the things that make lava or | | | | science projects. Encourage them to try to figure out |
| make it erupt. This will help your child to have fun while | | | | the science behind things and how they work. This will |
| doing science and want to do more science projects | | | | help your child to learn more about science. Make sure |
| to help them learn about science. | | | | to have discussions about science and about what |
| Another way to make science fun is to take your | | | | they have learned. Your child will be excited to tell you |
| children on a nature walk. This will get your children off | | | | what they discover and have learned if you act |
| the couch and get them more active. You can then | | | | interested in what they have to say. Do science |
| point out specific things that you see in nature have | | | | projects that can create new ways of doing things like |
| them pick out some things that they see. Then do | | | | popping popcorn. Explain why popcorn will pop one |
| sciences project to teach them about the scientific | | | | way but not another. Creating new ways to do things |
| part of what they saw. This will help your children to | | | | through science projects will help make science more |
| have fun while doing science projects. | | | | fun. |