| Simple science projects can be loads of fun and they | | | | brands of plant food, nine peat cups, some seeds, |
| stand just as much chance of winning a science fair | | | | potting soil and water. Fill all the cups with potting soil |
| as a more involved and complex project. The | | | | and plant seeds in each one, then add one brand to |
| important thing to remember is that the judges want to | | | | three of the cups. Fill the other brand to the next three |
| see that you have learned something from your | | | | cups and leave the last three cups with no plant food |
| project, and are able to clearly explain what you did | | | | in them. |
| and what you found out. | | | | Label the cups so you know which plant food, or lack |
| You also need to display your project in an eye | | | | of plant food, is in each one. Then place all nine peat |
| catching way. There are many simple science projects | | | | cups on a sunny window sill and water them every |
| that can be done with materials around the house, | | | | other day, adding more to the six cups after one |
| such as with food, plants, insects, water, etc. One such | | | | week and again after two weeks. Observe and |
| project is to see which kind of plant food makes plants | | | | record the plant's growth after one week, and yet |
| grow faster, or if they in fact grow faster without plant | | | | again after two weeks. |
| food. You can do this by getting a few different | | | | |