| It's Friday night, and you've been putting it off for a | | | | 2. Ask your child for several ideas. He or she will be |
| month. But on Monday, your child's science project is | | | | the scientist, after all! |
| due. And you haven't even started. You need an easy | | | | 3. Do an internet or library search for "science projects |
| science project that can be done quickly, but it has to | | | | on..." You may find exactly what you need this way. |
| be good... | | | | Make a list of possible projects. Go ahead and discard |
| It's not an easy thing to find! Science projects that are | | | | projects that are on advanced chemistry. |
| easy often don't meet the requirements of the teacher | | | | 4. Take a look at the ingredients and equipment. If |
| or the science fair. And projects that are fast often | | | | there are items not readily available or are wickedly |
| aren't enough to teach your child anything. We know. | | | | expensive, you'll know that project isn't for you. There |
| With four boys, our family has waited until the last | | | | are plenty of experiments that can be done with things |
| minute to do a science project more than once. But | | | | in the home, or at the supermarket. |
| the good news is that there really are good science | | | | 5. Find out how long the project takes. If it takes more |
| experiments that can be done quickly and easily. | | | | than two or three days, you probably want to |
| | | | reconsider. The ideal easy science project will not take |
| 1. Find out exactly what type of project your child | | | | more than a few hours, in case something goes |
| needs. Some teachers want a demonstration science | | | | wrong and you have to repeat. And unfortunately, this |
| project that the child can present to the class. Some | | | | does happen. |
| teachers want a science report. Occasionally, scientific | | | | Although an easy science project isn't always easy to |
| models or nature collections will be allowed. Most | | | | find, you and your child can work together to find a |
| teachers, however, want an experiment based | | | | project that is easy to do, but also educational and fun! |
| science project that follows the scientific method. | | | | |