Third Grade Science Fair Projects

Primary children are the best age group for a teachergrade science fair project or a scrap book.
to handle. They are small and curious to know andPlants need air, sunlight, and water to grow. Take two
learn a lot. They are still simple, loving and obedient. Ifplants and make them grow in different pots - one pot
the teacher makes her class interesting by giving themis placed outside whereas the other pot inside a
third grade science fair projects, they understand verycardboard box. Cut a small hole in any one side so
well and the concept becomes crystal clear in theirthat the sunlight can come through that hole. Observe
minds.after few days.
A third grade science fair project for body parts -Does the amount of fertilizers given to a plant affect
Make them place their palm and fingers on a piece ofthe growth? Take three plants, first one give only
thick paper and trace the outline of all the fingers, thewater, for the second one water plus little fertilizer and
children can color the same, they can label the namesthe third one water plus more of fertilizer, watch the
of the different fingers and some children areplants, you will be surprised the one with only water is
innovative, they even decorate the ring finger bythe best, so don't give too much of fertilizer to the
drawing a ring and paste shiny beads to depict a ring,young plant, once in a while one can give little bit.
some of them color the nails with nail polish.Different kinds of soil can be made in small transparent
Houses for human beings made with thick card board,pouches and pasted in the main chart.
huts with dried leaves, nest with twigs, cotton etc. TheFood, balanced diet can be done in a pyramid form, so
teacher can teach how the house protects us fromthat the children know which food is more important
heat, cold, rain, enemies etc.for the body. Eating healthy food and being healthy
How to keep the house clean can be an extension ofcan be depicted as ladders, and the diseases one can
the previous topic. The children should be taught to putget can be depicted as snakes and make a Snakes
waste paper or any other waste item in the dust bin.and Ladder project. The third grade science fair
Make a dustbin without spending money with theprojects are easy to make, easy to explain and easy
concept of "Handwork out of Waste".to understand for the children. Once a child makes or
Animals, birds and their young ones -- cut pictures ofsees a third grade science fair project, he/she will
big animals with their young one and make a thirdnever forget the scientific concept they learned from it.