Dear Parents,
Our school will be having a Science
Fair on
This is a required homework
assignment for all fourth grade students.
Students will receive a grade for their project.
The project will be due on Monday, March 10, 2008. Please help your child
with this assignment. We have included
examples of projects, books on science fair projects, and web sites that might
be helpful. Please use the scientific method for the project.
Thank you for helping to make
this a great Science Fair!
Thank you,
Fifth Grade Teachers
No
Volcanoes!
Examples
of Possible Projects
ELECTRICITY
·
-demonstration of principals; how is current affected by
type of conductor, temperature, filament, etc.
·
-compare electromagnets for strength, wires for
conductivity.
·
-principles of fluorescent lights; how do they compare with
filament bulbs, in effectiveness and cost.
PHYSICS
·
-How metals compare in conducting heat.
·
-How metals compare in density and buoyancy
·
-Are some substances more soluble than others?
CHEMISTRY
·
-Chemical Change and the factors that affect the rate such
as heat. Light and catalysts
·
-The effects of salts on the freezing point of water and
other liquids.
METEOROLOGY
·
Day Length - record length of days and nights over a period
of time; what effects do the changes have on things like household plants,
pets, etc.
·
Air Movement - Is air in your house the same temperature at
floor level and near the ceiling? How could you spread heat more evenly through
the house?
·
Dew & - Does it form on clear or cloudy nights? What
other
·
Rain - How does a rain gauge work? Measure the rainfall over
a period of time and compare it with the daily weather reports. - Principles of
cloud seeding and other weather modification.
BIOLOGY
·
Insects -personal observations on life cycle, feeding
habitats, population, flies, bees, butterflies.
·
Nutrition - plants and fertilizer – How does length of
sunlight hours effect growth of plants?
·
Field Studies - plant and animal life in the school grounds,
a creek or stream, a grassy field, a tree, a home garden, a balanced aquarium,
during winter - diets of various animals
·
Ocean Systems – salt water versus fresh water effects,
aquatic life, adaptations of water life
Books
of Science Fair Project Ideas
(Look at the Public Library, School Library, or a Bookstore
for these books)
100
Amazing Make-It-Yourself Science Fair Projects
Glen
Vecchione
Complete
Handbook of Science Fair Projects - Revised Edition
Julianne
Blair Bochinski
Homemade
Slime and Rubber Bones! Awesome Science Activities
William
R. Wellnitz
Janice
VanCleave's 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre,
& Incredible Experiments
Janice
VanCleave
Janice
VanCleave's Guide to the Best Science Fair Projects
Janice VanCleave
Web
Sites That Might be Useful
(There are many, many more!!!!)
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/science.html
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/nav/thinkingfountain.html
http://www.popweaver.com/scifair.htm
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/buginfo/scifair.htm
Remember, NO VOLCANOES!!!