http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/52090.aspxSat, 10 Oct 2009 20:26:01 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:52090terrieschultzThis chromatography lab experiment can be done as a hands-on lesson about mixtures and solutions. Students will separate the different colored dyes that are used to make black ink. How Paper Chromatography Works Paper chromatography is a method to separate out materials from a mixture. A solvent travels up the paper by capillary action. Solutes tha...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/15322.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:26:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15322AliciaThis is the fourth in a series of seventh grade science projects. Students will explore whether one type of potato chip contains more grease than another type. Lesson Purpose: Most science textbooks teach the food guide pyramid and we know to limit intake of the sweets, fats, and oils category. This project goes along with that premise and teaches ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/15313.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:24:34 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15313AliciaThis is a first in a series of seventh grade science projects. This project has students investigating the different ways an onion can be prepared to see if any of them keep you from tearing. Lesson Purpose: This project should be used to teach about chemical changes. Teach: The reason people cry when an onion is sliced open is because a gas is omi...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/15319.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:21:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15319AliciaThis is the third in a series of seventh grade science projects. This article investigates how video games affect a players heart rate. Lesson Purpose: This project should be used when teaching about the heart and how it works. When students begin to study muscles, they will study the heart. Teach: Discuss with your student what a heart rate is and...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/12871.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:20:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:12871AliciaThis is the fourth in a series of sixth grade science projects. This article will give students the chance to see if music really does have an effect on plants. Students will also evaluate different types of music to see if plants prefer one genre over another. Teach: It has often been said that plants enjoy music. Let students know that there is a...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/12743.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:18:45 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:12743AliciaThis is the second in a series of science projects for a sixth grade classroom. This article focuses on demonstrating types of items are biodegradable and items that are non-biodegradable. This is a hands on activity, which is perfect for learning through experience. Teach: Ask students about recycling . Get them to think about why some items are r...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/12869.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:17:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:12869AliciaThis is the third in a series of science projects for sixth grade students. Students will perform an experiment to see if a certain gender or a certain age group has a better memory than another. Teach: Ask students if they can explain what memory is? Give them some examples of memory such as asking them, "What is 1 + 1?" If they answer 2...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/12873.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:16:06 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:12873AliciaThis is the fifth in a series of sixth grade science projects. In this article teachers will show students how pills are digested or not digested in a person's stomach. Teach: Ask students if they ever wondered how vitamins or medicine are broken down (digested) in a person's stomach. Ask students if they know how long swelled items usually sta...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/15359.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:13:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15359AliciaThis is the fourth article in a series of eight grade science projects. Students will experiment with sliced apples and how to keep them fresh longer. Lesson: You can use this lesson when you learn about fungus and mold or when you learn about how food decomposes. Most science books use the bread experiment where mold is aloud to grow on bread. Thi...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/15615.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 16:09:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15615AliciaThis is the fifth article in a series of eighth grade science projects. Students will learn a bit more about air pressure. They will learn how air pressure can effect a marshmallow. Lesson: This experiment can be used when studying air pressure and it's effect on objects. Teach: Pressure can be observed when air is added to a space or when air is t...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/15358.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 15:38:58 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15358AliciaThis is the third article in a series of eighth grade science projects. Students will investigate whether there is a way to get permanent marker off of a few different surfaces. Lesson Purpose: Use this project when you are teaching about chemical changes and basic life skills. Teach: Ask students if they have ever gotten permanent marker on anythi...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/10947.aspxSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:56:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10947AliciaThis is the fourth lesson in a series of third grade science projects. Students will examine the health benefits of peanut butter and then create their own. Teach: Peanut butter is an excellent source of protein. It is an important part of the food pyramid . To help children understand the power behind the peanut butter you will need to read them t...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/10848.aspxSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:55:58 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10848AliciaThis is the third in a series of third grade science projects. In this experiment students will learn more about which cereals become soggy in milk the fastest and why. Introduction: Ask students if they have ever eaten a bowl of soggy cereal. If any of them answer yes, then ask how long it took for the cereal to get soggy and what kind of cereal t...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/10039.aspxSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:55:22 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10039AliciaThis is the second in a series of science projects for third grade students. Teachers can give their students a lesson on the plant life cycle and then have them re-create this cycle on a piece of poster board. Teach : Tell the students that a plant life cycle in similar to that of an animal life cycle because, it never ends. It repeats itself. Bec...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/10035.aspxSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:55:06 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10035AliciaThis is the first in a series of third grade science projects. Students will be given a lesson about the life cycle of an animal. After the lesson, students will create a colorful picture that clearly shows the life cycle of a butterfly. Teach : Review the life cycle of an animal. Discuss the shape of a circle and ask students if a circle has an en...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9986.aspxSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:51:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9986AliciaThis is the fifth in a series of second grade science projects. This project focuses on the food chain. Student will learn about the food chain and why it is so important. Then they will create a model of a real life food chain. Define food chain for your students. A food chain is the process in which living things eat each other to gain energy to ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9478.aspxSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:51:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9478AliciaThis is the second in a series of science projects for second grade students. It allows students to create a living and non-living guide. The guide should be complete with pictures and relevant information. Students will need the following items to complete this project: Notebook for each student Pencil Markers Crayons Magazine pictures Internet pi...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9384.aspxSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:50:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9384AliciaFirst graders will be amazed at how quickly yeast can blow up a balloon. They will learn that yeast is a living organism and how it can grow when it is added with the proper ingredients. You will need the following items to complete your yeast experiment: Yeast Balloon Water Sugar Measuring spoon Measuring cup Sandwich bag Funnel Tape measure Noteb...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9387.aspxSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:50:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9387AliciaThis is the fifth in a series of science projects for first grade. In this article, students will learn how to use their five senses to complete an investigation. They will investigate a sunflower. You will need the following items to complete this science experiment: Sunflower Sunflower seeds Notebook Pencil The Five Senses Follow the directions b...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9401.aspxSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:49:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9401AliciaThis is the third in the series of first grade science projects. This lesson focuses on classifying insects. Students will have a blast investigating different insects and finding a way to categorize them, just like real scientists. You will need the following items to classify your insects: A nice day A net A magnifying glass Garden shovel A noteb...