Easy Science Projects

Fast and Easy Science Projects

It's a typical procrastinated Friday. Your child's school science project is due on Monday. You think to yourself, "I should probably get started on this..." You've only got a few days, so it has to be quick. But it had better be good, too!

These aren't easy to find! Quick science projects often don't meet the requirements of the teacher or the school hosting the science fair. Furthermore, these fast projects a lot of the time have enough content for your kid to learn at all from it. We know how you feel. As a four-child family, we've waited until the last minute to do a science project enough times to share a few. Fortunately for you, good science experiments that are fast and easy DO exist.

1. Find out your school's criteria for the project. Some teachers look for a demonstrative project that the child can present in front of his/her class. Some of the teachers only want a science report. And, every once in a while, scientific models or nature collections will be allowed. However, generally teachers ask for an experimental science project that follows the scientific method.
2. Let your child make the decisions. They are the ones turning in the project, you know!
3. Do some research on the topic. This may be the easiest way of figuring out what you need to be doing. Start with a list of potential experiments. Go ahead and discard the ones that are on advanced levels of chemistry.
4. Check out the materials you'll need. Be careful with projects that require uncommon or expensive materials. There are plenty of experiments that require simple household items, or things readily available at a local supermarket.
5. Look for an estimate of how long the project will take. If a project may take more time than two or three days, you should probably look again. The most convenient easy science project won't be longer than a few hours, so that if something goes wrong and you have to repeat, you'll easily be able to repeat. And, unfortunately for you, this happens.

Although an easy science project isn't always simple to get a hold of, you and your child can cooperate and find a project that is fast and do-able, but also a good learning experience and even enjoyable!

Kayla Fay is mom of four sons who writes about science projects and ADHD, not necessarily in that order. Check out her FREE parent's guide to science projects at http://www.onlinescienceprojects.com/guide/!

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