| Science fair experiment ideas can teach you science | | | | a piece of fruit, like an orange slice, and a piece of |
| concepts without having to be overly difficult. These | | | | vegetable, like a tomato. |
| types of science fair projects can be a lot of fun for | | | | Place the items each in a different plastic container. Or |
| students. It is all a matter of choosing a category that | | | | you could place all the items in one large plastic |
| interests you; Astronomy, Biology, Zoology, Chemistry, | | | | container, but make sure there is space between the |
| Earth Science, Engineering, Environmental, Microbiology, | | | | items so they are not touching each other. Next, you |
| Physical Science, or Mathematics. Once you have | | | | need to place the container(s) in an area where they |
| chosen a category of interest, you can then think of a | | | | will not be disturbed. Be sure they are out of reach of |
| topic that interests you within that category. For | | | | young children and have an adult check on the mold |
| example, if you are interested in Microbiology you | | | | progress with you because some people are allergic |
| might want to do a project on mold. | | | | to mold, and you always want to be careful. Once you |
| One interesting science fair experiment you can do is | | | | see some mold start to develop on any one of the |
| to see which type of food will mold the fastest when | | | | items, mark it down on the chart and be sure to |
| left out. To do this, you will need several plastic | | | | dispose of it properly. Once each of the items has |
| containers to put the food in and various types of food | | | | developed some mold you can compare them on your |
| to test, such as cheese, a piece of meat, such as ham, | | | | chart to find out which foods will mold the fastest. |