8th grade science projects are a bit more advanced than previous grades. You will be expected to do your project entirely on your own and enter it in the school's science fair. Eighth grade science fair projects shouldn't be too involved, as you need time to focus on writing the report to go with it. Don't think you need a big drawn out experiment to do well in the science fair, this is untrue. All you need is to pick a topic that you like, be able to explain your project and show how you came to your conclusions. You will also need to have an eye-pleasing presentation.
One idea for an eighth grade science project is to see if you can raise a small fish in an enclosed environment in a glass jar. This project requires some work to set up, but is then basically all observation for about a month. If you don't have that much time, another interesting project is to find out what sort of conditions cause mold to grow on bread the fastest, or to find out if water can travel through plant stems.
For this experiment, all you need is a vase, some water, food coloring and a few white carnations. Simply fill the vase half full with water, add some food coloring and place the carnations in the water. Check them the next day and the flower should show the color of the food coloring in it, thus proving that water can indeed travel through plants stems.
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