Science Project Ideas are sometimes hard to come by. When your child comes home from school usually in January or February and says, hey Mom and Dad my teacher sent home this note that we have a science project due in three weeks. Here are the details of what we need to do and here is a project board.
You suddenly feel overwhelmed. You were just getting back on track from the Holidays and are dealing with beginning of the year issues like tax preparation and finalizing out end of year work issues. Now you have to help your child find a science project that is interesting enough, creative and unusual, but yet unique enough so that it will not be like the other students science projects at school.
Also children have a tendency to rely on their parents to help prepare much of the project. No matter how much we try we have to help in some capacity.
Here is a science project idea that is simple and easy and that you child can do himself or herself. Depending on the age of your child you will need to supervise them because it uses matches which will need to be lit and batteries.
This science project will also be a great demonstration at a science fair where students need to present their idea and information about why it works.
For this science project idea you will need only three things.
A glass
Matches
2 AA Batteries
You are going to tell everyone that water will burn.
Fill the glass with water.
Drop the batteries in the water and leave them in the water for 30-40 minutes.
Remove the batteries.
Now light a match and hold over the water. The water should ignite and burn inside the glass.
Why does the water light and burn? Did the batteries leak or what energy is been put into the water?
Make sure your child researches those questions above to find the answers. I know you probably want the answers but we provide science project ideas. The kids still need to research why something works the way it does. That is why we make them do a science project so they can research and learn.
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Lesa Bolt is a contributor to http://scienceprojects.fetching.us
