Homeschool Science Projects
What do you recall from your years of science lessons
in school? Not much? What about the science projects the teacher had
you create? The reason the science projects stick out in the memory
is because it’s interactive learning.
You can easily conduct science projects at home without spending a
lot
of
money or time on equipment or supplies. Where can you find ideas?
Look no further than right outside your front door. The weather can
provide you with a never ending source of ideas for hundreds of
science projects.
Have you ever watched the fog roll in while driving through a
mountainous state? The sight is fascinating and if it’s thick
enough, even scary! You can duplicate the sight right in your own
kitchen.
One easy and inexpensive project is creating fog. Kids of all ages
really like this one.
To get started, you’ll need a long neck bottle such
as an empty glass soda bottle. Fill the bottle almost half full with
hot water. Let it sit a few minutes, then empty some of the water
out, leaving about one inch in the bottom. Now stick in the ice
cube—the cube should block the neck of the bottle- and watch the fog
form between the water and the ice cube.
Another great project is creating a volcano. Like the first project,
you
need a glass bottle with a narrow neck. Other supplies needed are
red food coloring, soil (you can use potting soil) baking soda,
vinegar and a dash of dish soap. You’ll need something to set the
volcano in such as an old pie or cake pan.
Using the bottle as your volcano to be—place it in the pan and build
up the soil on it—sort of like building a sandcastle. Once your
model volcano is ready, put one-fourth cup of baking soda into the
bottle. Add dish soap.
In a separate bowl, add enough food coloring to the vinegar to give
it a nice dark red color. Now add the vinegar into the volcano
bottle and voila! A volcano!
Try this: Kraul Science-Craft Kits
&
101 Easy Science Projects
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