If you are in need of ideas for science projects, there are several ways to get started. To begin with, look at a list of science categories and select one that interests you most. Once you select a category, narrow it down to one particular project or idea that you feel would make a successful project. You can also find a great idea for science projects by thinking back to a time when you, yourself, wondered how something worked. If you can recall such a time, turn that in to a science project. You can also watch television commercials, news, read the newspaper and gather some information on current events.
If you are still in need of a few ideas for science projects, take a look at these . . .
- Are dogs really color blind?
- Which type of soils are best suited for house building?
- What material serves as the best insulator and why?
- How does a sunspot affect radio and television reception?
- What are the symptoms and treatments of various eating disorders?
- Will eating breakfast help in school or work performance?
- What is in our drinking water?
- How polluted is the local water supply and what can be done to help improve it’s quality?
- How do changes in the air pressure affect our weather?
- Diet vs. Regular - What’s the difference?
- How does a tooth decay, what leads to this occurrence and how can it be prevented?
- How to develop pictures.
- How can we rid our home of airborne allergens?
- What is water filtration and does it really work?
As you can see, there are a variety of ideas for science projects to fit every individual and interest. In order to create the perfect science projects, students may need to refer to encyclopedia’s, textbooks, internet research and may even find it useful to interview an expert in the field of choice. An example would be science projects that deal with weather, which may benefit from an interview with a local meteorologist.
When selecting science projects, the most successful outcomes will be derived from subjects that are of most interest to the one conducting the research. If a child is interested in one particular area of science, or is extremely knowledgeable in one area, that may be the one to give the most consideration to when choosing science projects. As a final thought to science projects, the goal is to learn something new, be able to verbally explain it to others and most of all, enjoy the process of learning.