Archive for the 'Science' Category

Plastic Forming – Vacuum Forming Guide

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

John Morris asked: What is vacuum forming? What does it do? What are the methods used in forming vacuums? Vacuum forming is basically the procedure used in shaping any kind of plastic. The shaping of unusual shapes like dishes, boxes and others is called Vacuum forming process. The simplest explanation to its method is by [...]

Fourth Grade Science Fair Projects – How to Get a Good Grade

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

Jordan Matthews asked: When it comes to getting through the fourth grade, very few students are able to escape the dreaded fourth grade science fair project. This single project could make up a large percentage of your student’s grade for the quarter and semester, and a failure could doom their chances of getting back to [...]

Physical Science Fair Projects Made Fun and Easy

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Dee Schrock asked: Physical science fair projects are for those who are interested in learning about electricity, energy, gravity, machines, magnets and how materials change and combine. There are many sub-categories that go along with physical science, so you should have no trouble finding a topic that interests you.One interesting project is to build your [...]

Free Science Fair Projects

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

Carl Walker asked: So, your schools having a science fair and you either are lacking the funds to make your project or you just do not want to spend the money. So without spending money you will have to make one of many free science fair projects. There are many free science fair projects that [...]

10 Interactive Science Education Websites For Grades K-12

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

David Wetzel asked: As science teachers prepare to go back to school for the next school year, some have already returned, they are always searching for good online resources to supplement their lessons. It is always nice when someone helps them by previewing science websites and make recommendations.The best science education websites are interactive, allowing [...]

5th Grade Science Fair Projects For Winning Science Experiments

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Dee Schrock asked: 5th grade science fair projects are a little bit more involved than the previous grades. At this age students are expected to come up with their own topic, perform the majority of the experiment on their own and be able to write a small report on it with minimal adult assistance. This [...]

6th Grade Science Project

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Jordan Matthews asked: Finding good ideas for a 6th grade science project can be overwhelming at times if you are uncertain of where to get the ideas. If you find yourself wanting to hide your head when this time rolls around for the annual 6th grade science project, you are not looking in the right [...]

Popcorn Science Fair Projects

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Jordan Matthews asked: Unlike how it might sound, a popcorn science fair project can actually be quite interesting. One can learn a number of facts from the data that a popcorn science fair project can supply regarding the kinds of food that we consume in our day-to-day lives. The following is a very simple popcorn [...]

Barracuda Fast Facts

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Anna Spencer asked: Barracudas are fearless marine fish swimming in the world’s tropical and subtropical oceans. They are known for their fierceness and ‘ambush’ hunting – they lie in wait and catch the prey by surprise.There are approximately 25 species of barracuda. The best known is the great barracuda, which are usually hunted for game. [...]

Sports Science Fair Project Ideas

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Jordan Matthews asked: Sports science fair projects are a wonderful way of connecting sports and science. It is a great idea to enrich one’s knowledge about the favorite sports by opting for doing a sports science fair project. There are so many exciting ways to apply science principles to sports. By working scientifically on favorite [...]