| Science fair projects - Kids think they should be fun. | | | | a soccer player? Is music a passion, or do you have a |
| Teachers think they should be educational. Parents just | | | | budding engineer on your hands? If a student is already |
| want them to be fast and easy. Since students, | | | | interested in a subject, learning more about it will come |
| teachers and parents are all involved in the process of | | | | naturally. |
| getting ready for the science fair, most of the time, | | | | 3. Determine the budget for time - and money. If your |
| science projects have to be all of the above! | | | | science fair is next week, you need to search for a |
| As a result, finding the perfect science fair project can | | | | fast and easy science project that can be done |
| be difficult. Here are five steps to finding a project that | | | | without ordering supplies from Outer Botswana. If you |
| will make everybody happy. | | | | can't afford special chemicals or science equipment, |
| 1. Know what kind of science project is required. There | | | | then you'll need to focus on projects that can use |
| are five kinds of projects, and many a student has had | | | | materials easily found in your home. |
| their project idea rejected because of a science | | | | 4. Use all available resources for the science project |
| technicality. Make sure you know if the science | | | | search. Head to the library and look at the books on |
| teacher requires an experimental (investigatory) | | | | science projects. You can also use the internet. Go to |
| project, a demonstration of a science principle, a report | | | | your search engine and type "science project on |
| on a subject in science, a collection of items, or a | | | | vitamin C" or "science experiment on insulation". Note, |
| scientific model. Most science fairs require an | | | | however, that many books and websites have |
| experiment, which has an hypothesis, tests the | | | | demonstration projects instead of experiments. So, |
| hypothesis following the scientific method, and arrives | | | | again, be careful that you find the right type of project. |
| at a conclusion. | | | | 5. Make a list of possible projects, and work together |
| 2. Find out what interests the student. What does your | | | | to choose the best one! |
| child do in her spare time? Does he ride horses, is she | | | | |