http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/15611.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:10:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15611AliciaThis is the fifth in a series of science projects for seventh grade. Students will learn how to get a rubber bouncy ball off of a table using the laws of gravity. Lesson Purpose: Use this project when teaching about gravity. Teach: Have students share any knowledge they may have about gravity. Tell students that we can learn a lot about gravity thr...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/15617.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:07:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15617AliciaThis is the second in a series of science projects for eighth grade. Students will find out how to remove an eggs shell without peeling it with their hands. Lesson: Teach this experiment when your students are learning about chemicals. This experiment demonstrates how chemicals can affect an object, as well as which chemicals are acidic. Teach: Tea...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/13658.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 15:48:10 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:13658AliciaThis lesson will provide a model to teachers or homeschooling moms to help students make a rocket using bottles. This project is perfect for understanding air pressure. It is also a great project if you are required to use recyclable products. How to Make Bottle Rockets Water Bottle Rocket To make a water bottle rocket you will need to gather: 16 o...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/15318.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 15:45:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15318AliciaThis is the second in a series of science fair projects for seventh grade students. This project will confirm or deny the belief that, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day". The Importance of Breakfast and Food Energy Lesson Purpose: This project can be used when teaching about how food gives us energy. It is also a great projec...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/15355.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 15:41:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15355AliciaThis is the first in a series of science projects for eighth grade. Students will test foods cooked in an oven, on the top of a stove, and in a microwave to see which ones cool the fastest. Food Experiment about Cooked Food Lesson: This project is perfect when you are teaching about heat and how it works. Students can use this information about bas...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9972.aspxSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:51:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9972AliciaThis is the fourth in a series of second grade science projects. This experiment shows students how fossils are formed by allowing them to create fossils. Materials: Pictures of fossils Clay Wax paper Bones Leaves Prior Knowledge : Print fossil pictures online and show them to the students to provide a picture of what a fossil looks like. If you kn...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/35948.aspxThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:52:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35948justkat73Read this article to find otu how you can incorporate chemistry into the fourth of July and use a fun sciene project to celebrate as well as educate at the same time! What is Density? Before doing this fun science project with your students, discuss the concept of density with them by explaining that density can enhance or encumber the buoy...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/5128.aspxMon, 15 Jun 2009 02:38:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5128nlee31Study of volcanoes, a fun experiment and lesson for kids. This is a fun way to incorporate geography into lessons. Rating Volcano Study One of the topics of study that I had planned for my class was to cover volcanoes. We discussed how volcanoes were formed, what kind of volcanoes there were, we located volcanoes on a globe and discussed which volc...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/3102.aspxMon, 04 May 2009 14:06:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:3102AliciaScience projects for first graders should be simple, yet give the students a chance to experience something first hand. That is why growing seeds is a perfect project. It is something simple that first graders can do all by themselves and if you use the right seeds you can see results in a few days. How to Grow Seeds The object of this project is t...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/2797.aspxMon, 04 May 2009 14:05:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2797AliciaI did this project with my daughter when she was in 2nd grade. She absolutely loved it. Children this age learn a lot about plants and animals in science. They learn a lot about general plants and their needs so I thought it would be interesting to experiment with Venus FlyTraps. This project can also be done in a classroom. The project is done ove...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/29450.aspxWed, 18 Mar 2009 19:54:17 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:29450BetdenisWe know that the Earth rotates on its axis at a constant speed&#59; that is why over the course of 24 hours the sun has "moved" around the Earth. Make a sun dial to use this information to tell time. Spend the day creating a sun dial and children will see for themselves that the Earth rotates on its axis. As preparation, have a child hold a...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/28931.aspxThu, 12 Mar 2009 20:01:41 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28931BetdenisPaper marbling is an old technique used to make beautiful, fancy papers. It works because oil floats on water. Paper marbling is an old craft that has been used by bookbinders for centuries. It relies on the scientific fact that oil is less dense than water, and therefore oil floats. Introduce your elementary science students to the concept of liqu...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/4634.aspxThu, 21 Aug 2008 17:00:49 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:4634AliciaThe egg drop experiment has been around for a long time and for a good reason. It gets students thinking and inventing. They learn something new about science with each device they invent to keep the egg from cracking when dropped. Images Objective: Take a raw egg and create a device that will keep the egg from cracking when dropped from a height o...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/4145.aspxSat, 09 Aug 2008 17:44:54 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:4145AliciaCrystals have smooth surfaces with pointed sharp edges. Crystals are not really grown since they are not living things, but they are accumulated over time as they land on each other. You can make your own crystals in your classroom with this fun project. Images You will need the following items for this project: Microscope Sugar Salt 2 Glasses 2 Sp...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/4143.aspxSat, 09 Aug 2008 17:44:17 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:4143AliciaHow does snow melt in places that have extremely cold air temperatures? This experiment will take a look at solar radiation and give us answer to the above question. Images You will need the following items to do this experiment: 3 equally sized clear bowls 1 tray of ice cubes Saran wrap 1 Black trash bag A cold winter day Shining sun Measuring...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/3291.aspxMon, 28 Jul 2008 22:02:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:3291AliciaThis project allows students to discover which objects are attracted to magnets and which objects are unaffected by them. Students will also discover why one side of a magnet is attracted to the opposite side of a similar magnet, and why two of the same side repel each other. Images Gather together the following items for this project: 2 magnets Ch...