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Science Fair Titles @ Your School Library
Science Experiment Websites For Grades K - 8
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Cream-filled cookies can help you learn how the earth's plates move. A Slinky can help you picture what's going on underground during an earthquake. Try making a seismograph of a car in motion. Explore how solid earth might behave like a liquid during an earthquake. These amazing experiments will help you better understand earthquakes and earth science. Investigate the waves and forces that can break rocks and shake buildings. Compare the pothole scale you record in a moving car to the...
Topic: Earth sciences--Experiments
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/activezone/activities.html
Challenge Question: How Does Rain Shape the Earth?
Join the Dirtmeister in the science lab to study erosion in action. Investigate how rain shapes the Earth's surface. First, you'll need some natural soil from outside. Potting soil won't work too well because you need different soil parts. Only one disposable pan gets filled up with dirt. The other is for catching any dirt and water that get through the small holes in the bottom. Find out what happens if you change the slope of the earth. Discover whether it makes a difference if the soil is...
Topic: Earth sciences--Experiments
URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/erosion/index.htm
Coat Hanger Balance
This web site from Funology.com has directions for a science experiment dealing with weight and balance. All you need for this experiment is a coat hanger, string, two identical plastic cups, scissors, and masking tape. If you follow the directions carefully, you'll end up with a homemade scale. You will be able to compare the weights of different objects and learn about balance and measurement at the same time. Go to this site to find out more about this fun project!
Topic: Science projects, Weights and measures
URL: http://www.funology.com/laboratory/detail.cfm?go=910
Copper Caper
Dig out some old, dull pennies for this fun science experiment. Change them from dull to shiny right before your eyes! You will need twenty dull, dirty pennies, some vinegar, and a few other supplies. Follow the experiment directions step by step to brighten the pennies. You will also use a nail and a screw for another part of the experiment. A section called What's Going On explains what happened chemically to the pennies. An explanation of atoms, electrons, protons, and ions will help you...
Topic: Atoms, Ions, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/copper_caper.html
Create a Graph
There are many different kinds of graphs, and chances are you have seen at least a few. You may even have used graphs to help you keep track of information. Graphing is a neat and orderly way to organize information, whether it is keeping track of your grades or your experiments for a science project. On this web site you will be able to create your own graph. You can begin by selecting which type of graph to use. After that you fill in your information. Congratulations! You have just...
Topic: Charts
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Data Domain
Data is numbers or words gathered from observations. This information is collected using the scientific method so we can learn more about things like weather or gravity. Discover how the data can be transformed into graphs or tables to get a picture of what it looks like. Explore the five steps of the scientific method. Understand the role of data collection and analysis in getting from the hypothesis to conclusion. Take a look at how data is organized in a table of rows and columns or find...
Topic: Science--Data processing
URL: http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/DataandScience/datadomain.html
Detective Work with Your Electroscope
This web site from CharlesEdisonFund.org offers an outline for a science experiment which measures the electrical conductivity of different materials. There are steps for you to follow to conduct the experiment, and you will need an electroscope for this project. Questions at the bottom of the site help you organize the results of your experiment. Go to the second page of this experiment to do another activity and to learn about the difference between conductors and insulators.
Topic: Electric conductivity, Electricity--Experiments
URL: http://www.charlesedisonfund.org/Experiments/HTMLexperiments/Chapter9/9-Expt4/p1.html
Do It! Ice Fishing
You can learn how to ice fish in your own home! No, you won't be trying to catch fish through a hole in the ice, but you will be fishing for ice. All you need is some ice cubes, a cup of water, some salt, and string. You will learn exactly what to do with these supplies that will allow you to catch yourself a piece of ice. Once you have mastered the trick you will be told exactly how the experiment worked. This is a great trick that you can share with your friends and family.
Topic: Ice, Science--Experiments
URL: http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/superdoit/ice_fishing.html
Do Rocks Last Forever?
Weathering occurs everyday. It is responsible for the slow changes that take place to any type of rock material. The state of California's Department of Conservation has created a great document describing how weathering occurs. Mechanical and chemical weathering are the destructive processes that change the character of rock at, or near, the Earth's surface. Discover the difference between each of these through both the article and the awesome experiments at the end of the site.
Topic: Chemical weathering, Science--Experiments, Weathering
URL: http://www.consrv.ca.gov/CGS/information/kids_geozone/Pages/do_rocks_last_forever.aspx
Dragon Fly TV
Dragon Fly is the buzz word for cool science web sites because you?ll be flying around this site with tons to do. Investigate the body and brain, earth and space, living things, matter and motion, technology and invention. Check out actual experiments done by kids. View video clips, read about their findings, try similar activities at home, and report back online. Riddles will keep you thinking of solutions to everyday curiosities. Try little quizzes to test your knowledge. Become a...
Topic: Podcasts, Science--Experiments, Scientific recreations
URL: http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/
Earth and Space
From caves and sinkholes to craters and microgravity, you can investigate Earth and space with the help of kids just like you. PBS's Dragonfly TV has video investigations about dinosaur fossils, earthquakes, forecasting, garbage, and lava flow. Study Mars, surfing, sand dunes, tornados, and rain forests. Hunt for dinosaur egg fossils, explore a mysterious cavern, and investigate the strength of a tornado by the damage it caused. See a geyser erupt, examine how sediment moves down a river,...
Topic: Earth sciences--Experiments
URL: http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/earthspace.html
Easy Outdoor Science Experiments For Kids: It Came From Outer Space
You may not know it, but you can find space rocks all over the earth. Once these large rocks reach the earth's surface they are called meteorites and are often very tiny. This experiment helps you to find these rocks that come from space with just a bed sheet, a magnet, and a plastic bottle. After you have followed the five easy steps and waited patiently, you may find that you have some meteorite particles right in your back yard.
Topic: Astronomy--Experiments, Meteorites
URL: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/easy-outdoor-science-experiments-for-kids6.htm
Edible/Inedible Experiments Archive
The Mad Scientist Network, an interactive science resource for kids based at Washington University, offers three experiments in the biological sciences. You'll learn how to take a radial, carotid, and femoral pulse, take someone's blood pressure (you'll need a blood pressure cuff) and determine what it means, and find out how the process of transpiration is affected by differences in temperature and the presence of sugar.
Topic: Biology--Experiments
URL: http://www.madsci.org/experiments
Exploratorium Learning Studio: Science Fairs
At the Exploratorium Learning Studio you will find all the resources you need relating to science fairs and science fair projects. Through a general overview you will learn exactly what a science fair involves and be introduced to the scientific method and how it can be incorporated into your experiment. Those students who are looking for project help can find a number of ideas and sample science fair projects and find out where to get the needed materials. The Exploratorium even has...
Topic: Science projects, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/lc/pathfinders/scifairs/
Exploring the Motion of Fluids
Hydrodynamics is the scientific study of the movement of fluids. In this activity page from the Applied Science series of physics experiments for the classroom, there are a number of projects that use simple materials such as a tube of toothpaste or a spray can to demonstrate the principles of fluids in motion. The scientific laws of hydrodynamics developed by Archimedes, Pascal, and Bernoulli are summarized with the demonstrations. There is also a brief introduction that describes what...
Topic: Fluids, Motion, Physics--Experiments
URL: http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/as/physics/6/asp6_4a.html
Girl Tech
"Welcome to Club Girl Tech!!" offers this great web site. Come and play math, science and vocabulary games here. Try some science experiments. Here you can find links to other girl friendly sites. Come meet some famous inventors who were women and read their biographies. Find out about some weird inventions for women such as the bustle skirt and the hair cutting machine. Get information on women in sports here. This web site is a fun place to visit.
Topic: Scientific recreations
URL: http://www.girltech.com/
Grow Your Own Crystals
With a few household items you can prepare a supersaturated solution and grow your own salt crystals. Adult supervision is required for this experiment since you will need boiling water. Both a photograph and a list show the materials needed. Directions are given for preparing your supersaturated solution. A photograph will help you with the process. If the directions are followed, you can begin to see crystals in about twelve hours. Read the results section to understand what happened and...
Topic: Crystals, Crystals--Experiments, Science--Experiments, Solutions, Supersaturated
URL: http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/grow-crystal.html
H2O Electrolysis
This cool experiment will let you split water. The background information for the experiment gives a brief explanation of electricity and of water. You can find out how water is split into two parts when an electrical current passes through it. Find out how you can split hydrogen gas out of the water using electricity. There is a list of supplies that you will need and instructions on how to do the experiment. Find out what his experiment teaches in the discovery section of the site.
Topic: Electrolysis, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/split_h2o.html
Hey LHS Kids
University of California, Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science created this site so you can play science games online, download activities and more. One of the sites newest features is dinosaur games, where you can learn about dinosaurs, paleontologists and fossils. This site also has exciting activities you can do in the classroom or at home, such as making a star clock. Furthermore, there are links that will direct you to: exhibits and events, schools and teachers, and publications and...
Topic: Science, Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching
URL: http://sv3.berkeley.edu/kidsite/
Hot or Cold Science Experiment
This lesson plan is for students in the sixth grade and uses scientific theory to answer the question, "Can I tell if something is hot or cold by touching it?" This lesson suggests that the student look up heat in a science textbook. The next helpful step is to make a data table. This should show the boiling point and the freezing point for water. The supplies needed include three glasses and water. Read how to conduct the experiment and record your observations. An extra...
Topic: Cold--Experiments
URL: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceExHotOrColdByTouchMO68.htm
Household Science for Kids: Paper Airplanes
This site contains instructions and a template for making a paper airplane. You can find out why and how an airplane flies by making one. Contrary to popular opinion, airplanes do not float on air; they are sucked up into it. Learn about the effects of lift and air pressure. Experiment with your airplane to see if it can fly with different configurations. There are links to other home science experiments.
Topic: Airplanes
URL: http://www.fatlion.com/science/paperairplanes.html
How to Create Graphs
When you are working on a science project or an experiment, how do you keep track of all the information? Many people enjoy using graphs because they are easy to create, and they are easy to read once they are completed. You can make pie graphs, bar graphs, scatter graphs, and several other kinds of graphs. This web site will explain the different kinds of graphs and help you to create the ones you like.
Topic: Charts, Graphic methods
URL: http://mste.illinois.edu/courses/ci330ms/youtsey/intro.html
Hunkin's Experiments
Tim Hunkin, cartoonist, museum curator, and exhibition designer, has designed and illustrated an entertaining science site for kids. Click on the biological experiments link to find experiments and tricks that will amaze your friends! Activities include sitting down without a chair, pulling a string through your neck, and levitating your arms.
Topic: Biology--Experiments, Experiments, Light--Experiments
URL: http://www.HunkinsExperiments.com
Inertia Log
With the help of an adult, you can conduct a very neat science experiment. All you need is a log or another heavy object, three pieces of kite string, and a sturdy bar or hook. Learn how to use these simple materials to discover how inertia works. Then, find out the basic idea behind inertia, which means that an object at rest will stay that way, unless it is pushed or pulled. Also read why Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton are such important figures in the discovery of inertia.
Topic: Inertia (Mechanics), Physics--Experiments
URL: http://www.imsa.edu/programs/kidsinstitute/wheels/fi2b.php
Ions in Action
Punch some holes in paper and then watch them fly around the room. This fun science experiment about ions lets you pick up confetti with balloons. Using the list of materials and the instructions, you can try this on your own. Find out why atoms and electrons are important to the experiment. There is a definition of an ion, and a diagram and explanation of the ion engine used by The Deep Space 1 spacecraft.
Topic: Ions, Science--Experiments
URL: http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/balloon.shtml
Ions in Action
By conducting this fun experiment, you will learn about atoms and their negative or positive charges called ions. All you need is a balloon, sheet of paper, and a hole punch and you are ready to carefully follow the five steps and see what happens when you throw confetti on a balloon. Once you have finished the experiment you can read all about what you just experienced, why it happened, and how ions played a part.
Topic: Atoms, Ions, Science--Experiments
URL: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/balloon.shtml
Jess and Sam's Earthquake Activities
When an earthquake shakes up a town, roads and buildings can get damaged. Electricity, telephone lines, and city water can get interrupted. Build your own earthquake model with trees, power lines, and people. Find out what happens when you shake things up. Understand why it's a good idea to take shelter under heavy furniture inside a building by trying another earthquake experiment. Discover how strapping down the hot water heater can prevent spilling or a fire during an earthquake.
Topic: Earth sciences--Experiments, Earthquake damage
URL: http://www.fema.gov/kids/jessnsam/
Joseph Priestley House: Just for Kids!
Learn about the life of a scientist and teacher at the web site of Joseph Priestley's home. You will find facts about Priestley's childhood and about his life in England. There is also information about his science experiments and about his work with Benjamin Franklin and electricity. See which gas he is credited with discovering and learn what his life was like after he moved to America. Try an interactive quiz and view the vocabulary words.
Topic: Priestley, Joseph,--1733-1804
URL: http://www.josephpriestleyhouse.org/index.php?page=just-for-kids
Kids' Place: Science Library Adventures
Opening a book means more than reading. At the science library, it means adventure. Choose a grade level (kindergarten through sixth) and one of two topics for each. Read about the topic and then try the activity that follows. Primary students will learn how seeds grow to life, the wonder of the wheel, the life of dinosaurs, and more. Upper grade level students explore both earth and physical sciences. Find out how lightning strikes, explosive volcanoes and earthquakes, and more!
Topic: Science--Experiments, Scientific recreations
URL: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sla/index.html
Looking at the Sea: The Water Cycle
Oceans are always gaining and losing water. This site explains the water cycle. Find out when oceans lose water and when they gain water and why they never dry up. Learn how much precipitation falls over the sea. Instructions are given for building a model of the water cycle using glass jars, a rock, water, tape, and food coloring. There are also instructions for building a model water cycle with a zip lock bag. A colorful diagram shows the water cycle.
Topic: Ocean, Science--Experiments, Seawater
URL: http://www.mos.org/oceans/planet/cycle.html
Mad Sci Network
This experiment is just one of the many that can be found at the Edible/Inedible Experiments Library on the Mad Scientists site. The information is presented with a sense of humor, with the subtitle "science should be fun,science should be edible," but it also pays close attention to age-appropriateness and safety warnings. The blood pressure experiment goes through the process and also explains what all of the terms mean. If you are still looking for more information, there are...
Topic: Biology--Experiments, Science, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.madsci.org/
Make Your Own Volcano
Making a home-made volcano can be as detailed as making a model out of paper mache or making a mound out of dirt. This erupting volcano experiment also requires you to gather a film container, food coloring, vinegar, and liquid dish washing soap. After you go outside, you can begin following the steps to building and witnessing a volcanic eruption. After you have finished with this incredible experiment you can learn more about volcanoes in a helpful description written by Science Bob.
Topic: Earth sciences--Experiments, Volcanoes--Study and teaching
URL: http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/volcano.html
Mummies
How did ancient Egyptians prepare mummies? Find out how mummies survive the test of time as you explore the information at this site from Newton's Apple. Try a science experiment where you make your own mummy. As you mummify apples, you can learn about the processes used by ancient Egyptians to preserve mummies. You will also find out why salt is an important preservative. Key words and definitions are also available. Facts learned by scientists and archaeologists about mummies are shared.
Topic: Mummies
URL: http://www.newtonsapple.tv/TeacherGuide.php?id=1422
National Geographic Little Kids: Science Experiments
Make squishy, gooey blue goo with corn starch and water. This messy experiment will help you learn about solids and liquids, with a goo that acts like both! Try making a bubble mixture that lets you blow bubbles with your hand. Test if it works as you are adding the ingredients. Mix colors with paints, grow plants from seeds, or learn how to make a flower change to a different color. These fun experiments teach kids about osmosis, color combinations, and plant care.
Topic: Experiments
URL: http://kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/littlekids/science-experiments.html
Neuroscience for Kids: Experiment
Make a model of a neuron out of clay, pipe cleaners, or beads, complete with dendrites, axons, and presynaptic terminals. You can also use different colors of clay to make a model of the different parts of the human brain. Try brain puzzlers, memory games, coloring pages, songs, brain limericks, mnemonic devices, or synaptic tag as you learn more about neuroscience and how the brain works. Investigate reflexes, senses, sidedness, sleep, learning, and biological rhythms with science experiments.
Topic: Experiments, Neurosciences
URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/experi.html
Ontario Science Center Sci Zone
You don't have to travel to the OntarioScienceCenter in order to have fun exploring the world of science! By visiting the SciZone of their web site you can participate in many different activities that let you have fun while you learn. In this zone you will find answers to interesting science trivia tidbits, try experiments with the Home Lab, and play several games that teach you all about many science related topics! This is definitely a trip you won't want to miss!
Topic: Science--Canada, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/scizone/
PBS Kids: Dragonfly TV: Conduction Countdown
Observe what happens when heat is transferred from one object to another as you do this experiment on conduction. The materials you will need are two slices of butter, a plastic knife, a metal knife and a glass of warm water. Find out what to do with these materials. This experiment demonstrates heat conduction by showing how warm water transfers heat to the knife handles. Doing the experiment will show you which type of knife handle is a better conductor of heat. You can even print the...
Topic: Heat--Conduction, Science--Experiments
URL: http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/superdoit/conduction_countdown.html
Physical Sciences: Chemistry
Visit the FactMonsterHomeworkCenter to find information on the Physical Sciences. You will find general information on chemistry, science projects, chemistry science projects and a virtual chemistry lab. Visit a link to a glossary of chemistry terms to help you along the way. Clink on the link to view the Chemical Elements Table. Follow the links to learn common chemistry terms. Each of these links describes the term and then provides additional links for more information. Also learn...
Topic: Chemistry, Physical sciences
URL: http://www.factmonster.com/homework/science-physical.html#SCI-PS-CHEMISTRY
Remote Control Roller
Are you ready to race? All you will need is an empty soda can, a blown-up balloon, and your hair! This experiment teaches you how to make your own fun with materials you have around the house (or on your head) and you can also learn some of the basic ideas behind electrostatics, also known as static electricity. Find out how you can use static electricity to bend water, give yourself funny hair, and stick a balloon to your face! You can also learn how static electricity works, which explains...
Topic: Electricity--Experiments, Electrostatics, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/roller.html
Rocks and Soils
You will become a tester of rocks at this web site. Use the red arrows to select one of the four types of rocks. The rocks to choose from are granite, slate, chalk and pumice. Click on one rock at a time and drag it in the tester. Then you can click on the different levers to test the rock to see if it is permeable, if it floats, if it splits and if it wears well. Take a quiz when you are finished. Click on the speakers to have the instructions and questions read to you.
Topic: Earth sciences--Experiments, Rocks
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils_fs.shtml
Rollercoaster
If you're bored, maybe you need a little spark in your life. This site is about weird science. Play science games and try these science experiments at home. Games include creating strange creatures in the lab, putting together inventions, and solving jigsaw puzzles of dinosaurs. Other fun items include decoding messages and brain teasers. Experiments help you learn about biology, chemistry, and physics. Change a flower's color and discover gravity. Even take a virtual trip to Saturn.
Topic: Science, Scientific recreations
URL: http://abc.net.au/spark/default.htm
Save Your Skin
Sometimes sunscreen is forgotten and skin burns. Try Science is a web site that has online experiments. This experiment is called Save Your Skin. The web site will teach you about protecting your skin in the sun and also test your smarts about sun exposure. Try the fun or fry activity where you will learn about sunscreen and sun protection factor. The offline experiment also shows you how sunscreen saves your skin. Some links to related sites are offered.
Topic: Sunburn
URL: http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?sunscreen
Sci4Kids: Science, Agriculture, and You
Science is all around you and this mural demonstrates this fact. Just click on the tractor, the bee, the satellite, or any other picture and you will find science that has been developed just for kids. There are science experiments, informational articles that explain scientific mysteries, and lots of interesting things you can discover about the scientific world that we live in. Science is not just what you find in a laboratory, but it is all around you.
Topic: Science
URL: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
Science Activities
Choose from a long list of science-related activities at this page that is a part of the FranklinInstituteScienceMuseum's web site. The activities are grouped according to their subject matter, like bioscience, computers, earth science, energy, mathematics, and oceanography. Each activity is assessed for level of difficulty and has a listing for appropriate grade level. The physical sciences, space, and transportation are also featured.
Topic: Science--Experiments
URL: http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/activity/act-summ.html
Science Bob
If you are looking for a science adventure, then a visit to Science Bob's mobile lab is just what you need. The lab has a weather station, the body zone and plenty of ideas for science fair projects. You can even read the answers to science questions sent in from other students from around the world. If you need a recipe for homemade slime or want to learn how to bend water with electricity, the instructions are listed in the experiment section. Science Bob has also included a list of other...
Topic: Science, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.sciencebob.com/index.php
Science Bob's Blog
Science Bob's Science Blog has two fun experiments that let you explore color. First do an experiment that looks at how the color of food might affect how much you want to eat it. This experiment is done with bird feeders and different colors of bird seed. Read the research, make a hypothesis, perform the experiment and make a conclusion. The second experiment lets you make your own colored carnations by simply using white carnations and food coloring.
Topic: Color--Experiments, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.sciencebob.com/blog/?tag=color
Science Explorer: Exploratorium-At-Home Books
The Exploratorium, San Francisco's museum of science, art, and human perception, presents this web site of fascinating experiments and projects designed especially for younger children. Want a camera? You can make a simple one from a potato chip can! Into bubbles for fun? Check out the blowing, bouncing, and bursting bubbles described here! Design an airplane and build a mini-helicopter or a periscope. This is a fun, fascinating site!
Topic: Experiments, Science projects
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
If you are looking for some help with a science fair project, then you have come to the right place. The IPL will guide you to a variety of web site resources, leading you through the necessary steps to successfully complete a science experiment. Follow the web pages step-by-step from selecting a topic all they way though the finished project to presenting. It is all right here at your fingertips.
Topic: Science projects
URL: http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/
Science Museum of Minnesota: The Sound Site
Experience the science of sound with the Science Museum of Minnesota! This online exhibit has you opening your ears, closing your eyes, and exploring the true world of sound. Parts of the exhibit show you how music and sound is composed using the computer, give you hands-on activities that let you explore more unique sounds, and more! The Discussions section features transcripts and audio clips of real live people discussing topics like composing. This is a great place to start researching...
Topic: Composition (Music), Sound, Sound recordings, Sound--Recording and reproducing, Sounds
URL: http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sound/nocss/top.html
Science Projects for Kids: Air Pressure
Explore these science projects that experiment with air pressure. The "Book Blast" experiment uses books and a bag to demonstrates just how strong air can be. The "Indoor Tornado" experiment shows you how air pressure can cause a tornado. You will be amazed to see whether air pressure is stronger than gravity or vice-versa. In the "Unspillable Water" experiment you will be holding a cup of water upside down. If you think the last experiment was incredible, wait...
Topic: Air pressure, Air--Experiments
URL: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/science-projects-for-kids-air-pressure.htm/printable
Science Projects for Kids: Soil Experiments
Discover dirt as you separate and study different soil layers with a magnifying glass. Find out what dirt is made of as you shake soil and water into layers. Grow a beautiful sweet potato vine without any soil. Go outside and compare the soil in places where plants grow poorly and where plants thrive. Is the soil loose and fluffy or trampled and hard? See how bean plants grow in different kinds of soil. Investigate what the microscopic organisms in the soil do to limewater.
Topic: Earth sciences--Experiments, Soil science, Soils--Analysis
URL: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/science-projects-for-kids-soil-experiments.htm/printable
Secret Bells
How can you make an ordinary metal spoon or a wire coat hanger sound like bells? Try this science experiment from the Exploratorium to find out. A list of materials you will need is given. Step-by-step instructions tell you what to do. The section called 'What's Going On' explains how vibrations get inside your ears. Learn what happens after sound waves carry vibrations to your eardrums. Follow the steps to see how the brain recognizes these signals as sound.
Topic: Science--Experiments, Sound, Vibration
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/secret_bells.html
Sid the Science Kid
If you are a young scientist you will enjoy the activities at this web site. Meet Sid and let him introduce you to many different science areas. Click on the penguin to find games about balance, your senses, how things change, predictions, food groups and more. The television icon will shows clips from Sid's show where kids perform science experiments about growth, decay, changes, texture and other fun topics. Try fun collection jar activity and learn some songs.
Topic: Science, Science--Experiments
URL: http://pbskids.org/sid/
Snacks Exploratorium Snacks
Exploratorium Science Snacks is a web page filled with miniature science exhibits that teachers can make using common, inexpensive, easily available materials. By using these "snacks" in their classrooms, teachers can climb out of the textbooks and join their students in discovering science for themselves. All the snacks listed, including Anti-Gravity Mirror, Balancing Stick, and Benham's Disk, are divided into easy-to-follow sections that include instructions, advice, and helpful...
Topic: Science, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/
Spin, Splat, and Scramble
Join students at Intel's International Science and Engineering Fair as they investigate a volleyball's spin, design a splatter-proof paintball vest, or invent a robot that can solve a Rubik's Cube. These young engineers are dissecting the science behind the games and sports they enjoy. Examine how topspin, backspin, no spin, and angle affect a volleyball's path. Ryan is a young man on a mission. He plays paintball and wants to design a vest that allows paintballs to bounce off without...
Topic: Physics--Experiments, Sports sciences
URL: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20040526/Feature1.asp
Test a Dandelion for Latex
The milky liquid in a dandelion stem contains latex. Follow the steps for this science experiment to see if you can collect latex from a dandelion. Find out how difficult it can be to collect just a tiny amount. Read about Henry Ford's research into making rubber from dandelion plants. Test other plants and weeds from your yard and see if any of them contain latex. Identify some of the over 400 plants that could potentially be used to make rubber.
Topic: Dandelions, Latex
URL: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20060405/LZActivity.asp
Test a New Spacecraft Material
You are a very smart spacecraft engineer who has invented a new material to use on the spacecraft fuel tanks, but before you can use it you need to test the material first. In this experiment an aluminum can will be your material and you will be testing it with the help of an adult. Other supplies that are required are a rubber band, balloon, and some boiling water. When you have finished the experiment you will be able to tell whether this new material is good choice to use in outer space.
Topic: Astronautics, Science--Experiments
URL: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/nmp_action.shtml
That's the Way the Ball Bounces
Have you ever tried to play baseball with a tennis ball? The most experienced players will be challenged by the differences in how the ball bounces. Even the ball's trajectory and speed is different. For each sport, the ball has been changed and developed, to fit the rules of the game. Experiment with golf balls, baseballs, tennis balls, and basketballs. Measure how high they bounce when dropped from the same height. To be able to observe what happens in slow motion, try a water balloon....
Topic: Ball games, Balloons--Experiments, Sports sciences
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/ball_bounces/index.html
The Dipping Bird
Maybe you have seen the toy birds that bend and seem to drink from a cup. They don't use batteries or electricity, so how do they work? This experiment will help you understand how different temperatures can cause something to move. When the bird is moving, watch the water inside its body. You might need an adult to help you fully understand how this experiment works. You can see pictures of the bird moving. There are links to other simple science experiments.
Topic: Evaporation, Heat--Experiments
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/dippingbird/index.html
The Electric Ben Franklin
The Fun with Franklin web site is an interesting and interactive way to get students to not only learn about Benjamin Franklin, but also the discovery and uses for electricity. This site is filled with challenging games and puzzles. Students are able to conduct experiments online as well at home. More detailed information about Benjamin Franklin is provided on the Electric Franklin home page which is an accessible link from this site.
Topic: Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/fun/index.htm
Thinking Fountain
Would you like to grow your own mold? This famous fungus is not difficult to create. Follow the instructions to complete your own science experiment. You'll find a list of supplies you need and photographs with directions of the steps to follow. Other fun fungus facts will tell you how penicillin got its name and explain how antibiotics work. Meet some interesting fungus farmers and visit the grow-and-show gallery where kids like you share photographs of the mold they've grown.
Topic: Fungi
URL: http://www.smm.org/sln/
Thinking Fountain
At the Thinking Fountain web site, you will find activities and ideas, galleries to show your work, books you can use, and some surprises. You can also perform cool science experiments! Learn how to make your own paper, build a spaghetti structure, grow mold on bread (yuck), create a square bubble--and lots more! You can send in your own science experiment ideas, too.
Topic: Experiments
URL: http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/nav/thinkingfountain.html
Thinking Fountain A to Z
Do you like to figure out how things work? Visit "The Thinking Fountain" web site and put your mind to work. This web site will definitely get you thinking. Try one of the many science experiments and draw your own conclusions about why things happen. Make orange mold, try bubble geometry, make a parachuting pinwheel or try many other fun activities and experiments. Also available are various science books with descriptions and galleries for you to show off your own discoveries.
Topic: Science--Experiments, Thought and thinking
URL: http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/nav/tfatoz.html
Try These Cool Experiments
The DragonflyTV web site has a load of fun science experiments for you to try. Just click on an experiment for a list of the materials you will need and the instructions for doing the experiment. A fun part of this web site lets you submit the results of your own experiment and compare them to the results of other people who have done the same experiment. Most experiments have an explanation of how they work. Try everything from a balloon hovercraft to a straw oboe!
Topic: Science--Experiments
URL: http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/superdoit/index.html
TryScience
If you are curious, then try science. At this web site, there's adventure, experiments, and trips. Several experiments can be done online and on your own. Choose from math, physical science, chemistry, medicine, space, technology, and more! Adventures include a voyage into space to explore environments and engineering and the ultimate race down seven courses involving four sports. Take field trips to learn about the language of Finland, technology in hot Arizona, or digging for dinos.
Topic: Science--Experiments, Scientific recreations
URL: http://www.tryscience.org/
Video: Analyzing and Collecting Data
Three students trying to solve the problem of barking dogs talk with a NASA engineer about how to collect and analyze data. Although their areas of study are vastly different, the scientific process is remarkably the same. Start with a question or hypothesis. Make observations to collect data directly or gather indirect or computerized data. Develop a test matrix for the variables you think are important to your question. Adjust your hypothesis if the data doesn't fit.
Topic: Science--Data processing
URL: http://www.biology4kids.com/extras/video/study_collectdata.html
VIDEO - Dragonfly TV
Browse this site to help you find science fair projects. Watch episodes of Dragon Fly TV, see videos from real scientists, and watch other cool science videos. Visit the Try This tab to find experiments, science fair projects, and timely topics for curious kids. Choose the Play Games tab and find games, riddles and puzzlers. You will be able to share your ideas on the message boards. There is also a parent and teacher section with information to help student explore science.
Topic: Science, Science projects
URL: http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/watch/index.html
Water Magnifier
Found on the PBS web site for the children's television show Zoom, this page offers an excellent science experiment called Water Magnifier. This experiment is broken down into six easy steps, and tests the way different liquids act as magnifiers. This particular experiment was sent in by a student, and encourages you to do the same with your own experiments. Links to other students' experiments are linked at the right, as well as to other Zoom pages.
Topic: Magnifying glasses, Water--Experiments
URL: http://pbskids.org/zoom/phenom/watermagnifier.html
Water (or Bottle) Rockets
Gain a greater understanding of the principles of aeronautics. Study elements of rocket design that affect stability, propulsion, and resistance. Discover how Newton's Laws apply to rocket science. Try a controlled propulsion experiment with a balloon attached to a string. Design a water rocket or bottle rocket. Compare the parts of your model rocket to the parts of a NASA rocket. Explore a timeline of the history of rocketry. Investigate Archytas' flying model pigeon, Chinese fire arrows,...
Topic: Aeronautics, Rocketry, Rockets (Aeronautics)--Models
URL: http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/BottleRocket/about.htm
Water Science Experiments: Water Purification
If you like science experiments and want to know more about how to purify water, look at this web site. You will find a simple experiment that will teach you about the power of the sun and about how water evaporates and is purified. Follow the step-by-step instructions and use the helpful diagram to set up your experiment. You will end up with a clean glass of water with the extra ingredients filtered out.
Topic: Drinking water--Purification
URL: http://www.green-planet-solar-energy.com/water-science-experiments-2.html
Weather Maker
Explore climatic conditions with the Scholastic Weather Maker. This interactive site allows you to change temperatures and relative humidity to manipulate the weather conditions. You will learn two important rules to remember as you investigate. A printable weather fact sheet will help you with your experiment. See what happens when you move the temperatures and the relative humidity up or down. You might just create a snowstorm! Find out which temperatures do and do not hold much moisture.
Topic: Earth sciences--Experiments, Weather
URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/investigate/weather_maker.htm
Weather Wiz Kids -- Weather Experiments
Many of these weather experiments will help you investigate air. Try creating your own tornado to find out how a vortex forms. A balloon in a bottle experiment demonstrates how hot air expands. A fun experiment with a boiled egg and bottle with also help you understand how hot air expands. There are many weather experiments on this site, as well as directions for making your own barometer and your own windsock. Explore the rest of the site for much more weather information.
Topic: Science--Experiments, Weather--Study and teaching
URL: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-experiments.htm
Weird Science
How would you like to make a ball float in mid-air? Here is a ton of science experiments for you to try. Chose from physics, biology, chemistry or weather. For each category, you will find many experiments. To experiment with physics you can try making raisins dance. The biology experiments let you turn a white flower pink and clean up an oil spill. Chemistry experiments let you make ooze and blow up a balloon without it touching your lips! When you experiment with weather, you can explore...
Topic: Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching
URL: http://www.funology.com/laboratory/
What Molecules Make the Holes in Bread?
Have you ever noticed tiny holes in your bread when you are eating? If not, next time you have a sandwich, take a look! This interactive science experiment will explain what makes the holes in bread. Follow the directions to add yeast, sugar and water to the test tube. The experiment will show you the tiny bubbles produced by mixing the sugar, water and yeast. Learn how yeast feeds on sugar molecules and learn how sugar molecules break apart into new molecules. See how this chemical reaction...
Topic: Chemical reactions, Science--Experiments
URL: http://www.nyhallsci.org/biochem/interactive_experiments-hib.html
What's in a Wave?
How can sound waves help you see things? Try Science has an experiment that will answer this question. You can choose the online or the off-line version of the experiment. What's in a Wave shows you how sound travels in waves. Learn how sound waves can reflect off an object and see if you can navigate a submarine using sound. You can also understand how ultrasound works. This fun site has lots of colorful animations.
Topic: Sound, Sound waves
URL: http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?japan
Word Central
Does your cafeteria serve up daily Buzzwords? Can you write poetry in your music room? Do you get to experiment on Vowel Monsters in Science class? If not, then you are in for a treat when you visit wordcentral.com! This entirely new kind of school lets you have all the fun you want with no detentions or tardy slips. You can look up words in the online dictionary, and even create your own dictionary. Wordcentral.com may be the coolest school around!
Topic: English language
URL: http://www.wordcentral.com/home.html
Writing with Scientists with the American Museum of Natural History
Discover how to turn a collection of notes, observations, experiments, and research into a fantastic science report. Scientists at the AmericanMuseum of Natural History describe the connection between fascinating investigations and communicating discoveries in writing. After all, what fun is it to discover cool stuff without sharing it with others? Try starting with a big question that will make your audience curious. Explain why you chose the topic, your hypothesis and how you tested it,...
Topic: Science writers, Technical writing
URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/sciencewriting/
Yeast
There is nothing like a hands-on experiment to really learn about a topic in science. Learning about yeast, for instance, is much more interesting to watch than to read about. This web site from PBS Kids Zoom show features an experiment to teach learners about how yeast works in making foods such as bread rise. Readers will learn about how yeast activates when mixed with some water and sugar, and how it releases carbon dioxide to form bubbles.
Topic: Yeast
URL: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/yeast.html
Young Engineers' Club
The mission of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is to design plans for public works projects in the departments of the armed forces or in any of the fifty states. The USACE Web page for students has a variety of information about the science of engineering, especially for those who might be interested in joining their ranks of soldiers and civilians someday in the future. To explore the features at the "Young Engineers' Club," click on any of the clubhouse images...
Topic: Engineering, Engineers
URL: http://education.wes.army.mil/clubhouse/house.html
Zoom
If you like having fun, exercising your brain, and trying new things, then visit the PBS Kids ZOOM web site. Learn how to make your own toys, jewelry, mittens, tie-dyed socks, decorations, rubber band stamps, and more. In ZOOMsci, you'll find great science experiments to do using common, simple items. There are printable activity sheets that get kids excited about engineering. There's a kitchen chemistry activity you can do online, so you have all the fun with none of the mess!! Parents...
Topic: Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching
URL: http://pbskids.org/zoom/
ZOOM Activities: Glass Xylophone Part II - Liquids Experiment
Found on the PBS web site for the children's television show Zoom, this page offers an excellent science experiment called the Glass Xylophone. This experiment is broken down into ten easy steps, and tests the sounds made by glasses holding different amounts of the same liquid. As with all Zoom experiment pages, this site summarizes the science behind the experiment, and asks for your input about your results. Results from other kids are listed at the bottom of the page.
Topic: Liquids, Matter--Properties, Science--Experiments, Sound, Sounds, Water--Experiments
URL: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/glassxylophonepartii.html
ZOOM Activities: Hot and Cold Water - Liquids Experiment
Found on the PBS web site for the children's television show Zoom, this page offers an excellent science experiment called Hot and Cold Water. This experiment is broken down into eight easy steps, and tests the way different temperatures of water rise or sink. This particular experiment was sent in by a student, and encourages you to do the same with your own experiments. Links to other students' experiments are linked at the right, as well as to other Zoom pages.
Topic: Water--Experiments
URL: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/phenom/hotandcoldwater.html
ZOOM Activities: Pennies And Water
Found on the PBS web site for the children's television show Zoom, this page offers an excellent science experiment called Pennies and Water. This experiment is broken down into 12 easy steps, and tests the way solids take up space in liquids. As with all Zoom experiment pages, this site summarizes the science behind the experiment, and asks for your input about your results. Results from other kids are listed at the bottom of the page.
Topic: Liquids, Science--Experiments
URL: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/penniesandwater.html
Zoom Sci
Cool chemistry experiments will have you polishing pennies, making a bubbly brew, or discovering how to make raisins dance! With energetic engineering experiments, you can make a puff-mobile, a bubble wand dipping machine, a candy safe, or a solar s'more cooker. Test your peripheral vision or reaction time as you learn about the five senses, create balloon boats or lemon juice rockets as you study force and energy, or sprout seeds on a soil-covered sock. Conduct science experiments to detect...
Topic: Experiments
URL: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/
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