| When school lets out for the summer, many parents | | | | mastered the concept. |
| send their children to camp. While many children do | | | | Next, tailor your fun easy science projects towards |
| enjoy going to camp, a lot of other children like staying | | | | fun easy summer activities. For example, making a sun |
| home as well. Staying home can actually be good for | | | | dial out of a stick and some stones is a fun and easy |
| a family. It saves the money that you would have | | | | project that will be great for the summer because you |
| spent on the summer camp, and it gives you the | | | | are assured of good weather, and you will be able to |
| chance to spend more time with your child. The only | | | | help your child create an accurate sun dial. Use the sun |
| problem with staying home is that many times parents | | | | dial to tell the time as much as you can so that your |
| feel like their children have had unproductive summers. | | | | child will feel like they have created something really |
| Parents can fix this problem by making sure their | | | | useful. Ask them to run out and check what time it is |
| children read their summer reading lists, and by coming | | | | every once in a while. It is also a good way for them |
| up with some fun easy science projects that their | | | | to master clock reading! |
| children can work on. Doing these activities will keep | | | | Another good example of fun easy science projects |
| your child productive and learning all through the | | | | tailored towards the summer is building a small |
| summer! You can also get involved in the activities of | | | | hydro-electric power generator with a water pump or |
| your child so that you spend time together doing | | | | with the garden hose. Depending on how much power |
| something fun, and learning together. At the end of the | | | | you want to create and what your design is, creating |
| summer, not only will your child have a whole list of | | | | the tiny generator is a great way to teach your |
| things that they did, but they are likely to be well | | | | children about alternative forms of energy or |
| prepared for the next school year, and they will not | | | | renewable energy! It is also a good excuse to get into |
| have that lull that many students have when they first | | | | your swimsuits and cool off with the water while you |
| get back to school! | | | | work. |
| When it comes to doing fun easy science projects | | | | There are many other fun easy science projects that |
| with your kids, start by asking their teachers what they | | | | you can do with your children all summer long. |
| will be learning in the next school year. Giving your | | | | Harnessing solar energy is a good one, and so is |
| children a preview of what they will be learning will help | | | | making a solar oven. For as long as your child is having |
| them perform better in class. You can also choose to | | | | fun, they will appreciate the different projects. Just |
| come up with fun easy science projects that tackle | | | | remember that it is the summer, and fun should come |
| concepts your child has already learned, though. This | | | | first while learning is just a great added bonus! |
| makes sure that your child really understood and | | | | |