What are some good 8th grade science fair projects?

Question

Any examples or suggestions? I need a project idea but it has to have an experiment!!!! I want something like Does salt water or tap water effect the growth of plants? Now that project has an experiment because i get to bring in the plants to school!

Answer 1

If I had a dollar for every time this question is asked ...



As references, I've listed a wealth of sites with a wealth of science fair project ideas. Thanks to Former MN Science Teacher for many of them. Check out the past winners/entrants at the scisvc.org site for more difficult projects. If you find better references, please tell me.



Be creative. Don't waste this extremely valuable experience by copying someone else's idea. Focus on what interests you. Choose the best and most interesting project that you're confident you can accomplish in the time allowed. And allow plenty of time. A really good science project looks very good to college admissions officers, especially if the fair judges agree and award you a prize. You want to show that you can think, reason, manage a project, do proper experiments, write your results clearly and accurately, and that you're willing to work. Do your own research. Do your own work. Get help and get advice. Teachers and people in industry are often very willing to give advice and to make equipment and facilities available to someone who really cares about their project. It's a great experience.



(YA limits me to 10 links, so I split them between the answer and the references.)



http://www.sciencebuddies.org/

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/

http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/Resources/GettingStarted.html

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/

http://www.scienceproject.com/

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects

http://chemistry.about.com/od/demonstrationsexperiments/u/scienceprojects.htm

http://www.freesciencefairproject.com/

Answer 2

Get a medium battery and 2 carbon rods and fill a beaker with distilled water , put both rods in the liquid and attached the + and - ends to ether rod and hook up a bulb or buzzer in the circuit, nothing happens then add salt to the water and the buzzer or bulb will work - "showing that ions need to be present to conduct an electrical current

Answer 3

Mix vinegar (acetic acid) and salt (sodium chloride) and you get some hydrochloric acid and sodium acetate. Clean pennies and other copper objects! Then put it in a clay volcano and add baking soda.

Answer 4

Does the heat of water effect how fast it evaporates