| I have a wonderful science project for the young child | | | | one. This is a great way to make a graph to show |
| or a child who may have a learning disability such as | | | | each liquid. Now carefully use the paper towel to wipe |
| ADD. It is not complicated and they will be able to do it | | | | off any excess residue from the shell. Examine the |
| themselves and enjoy the outcome. | | | | egg and its structure. Did any solution change the |
| Make a hypothesis (This is your sentence about what | | | | hardness of the egg shell? If so which one? If more |
| you think is going to happen in the science project | | | | than one liquid did what differences did you find in each |
| experiment.) about which solution you think will be | | | | one? |
| worse for the egg shell and what you think will happen | | | | Now take 5 bowls and place water in them and put |
| to it. | | | | each egg separately into one of the containers and let |
| You can do this two ways but this is the easiest. | | | | sit on the counter the remainder of the day. In the |
| You will need the following | | | | evening remove each one again to a napkin. Did any |
| - 5 eggs | | | | soak up the water? If so which eggs sponged up |
| - 5 cups | | | | water? Make sure you put the same amount of H2O |
| - 1 cup coke or Pepsi | | | | in each bowl. |
| - 1 cup vinegar | | | | You can also do this project with two sets of cups |
| - 1 cup water | | | | and two sets of eggs and one set leave alone and |
| - 1 cup tomato juice | | | | the other set wipe with fluoride before putting into |
| - 1 cup milk | | | | each solution and see if the fluoride protects the eggs. |
| Take each of your cups and place a different liquid in | | | | If so does it only do it with some liquids and not others |
| each one. Place an egg into each solution making sure | | | | or does it protect the shell from all solutions?. |
| it is completely covered by the liquid in the glass. | | | | Your child should enjoy doing this science project by |
| Place them on a counter and leave it sit overnight. | | | | themselves but you can always help to create positive |
| In the morning remove each egg to a separate paper | | | | family time. |
| towel and write down your visual inspection of each | | | | |