There are many things out there that your children can be doing like watching T.V. or listening to music. But these things do not enhance your child’s thinking. You want to challenge your child’s mind, help them build thinking skills that they will need for there lives. Here are 4 reasons your child should do science projects all year, not just for the science fair.

The 1st reason your child should do science projects all year, not just for the science fair is because it gets your child off the couch and using their mind. Make sure to help your child find things to do that they are interested in. Make sure to act interested in science yourself. If you do not act interested there is a big chance your child won’t be interested. So find activities that you and your child can do together.

Then 2nd reason your child should do science projects all year, not just for the science fairs is because it helps your child with their problem solving skills. Problem solving skills are very important to have in their lives. Your child will learn problem solving skills through science projects because they will have to find solutions to different problems. For instance they might be curious how a current charge is made. You can help them research out what makes current charge and then using problem solving find an experiment where you can test out the theory. Problem solving can help your children in future jobs and relationships between other people. When you do science projects all year and not just for the science fair it will help increase the times your child is learning how to problem solve.

The 3rd reason your child should do science projects all year, not just for the science fair is because it will help your child to be more interested in science as a whole. Your child might just try to get through science right now by doing the bare minimum, But with your help you can do science projects all year long and get them to have a bigger interested in science. So not only does it help them to achieve more in there science class it also increases your child’s love for science.

The 4th reason your child should do science projects all year, not just for the science fair is because it will make your child more knowledgeable. You child will start to learn things from science that they did not know before. This will help them to be more interested in there surroundings. It will also help them to pay attention to things around them. For instance it might make your child more out to think on a higher level about how things work. And if they can’t figure out how they work they will be excited to go find out because they know that you will help them do a science project on the things that they are having trouble understanding.

These are all reasons to do science projects all year, not just for the science fair. Doing science projects with your child will help you to find a bond that will help your child in their future. Encourage your child to find solutions and different ways to get things to work. By doing this you are helping your child to learn and grow while having fun. So make sure to do science projects all year.

There are many things that you can do that would be a great activity for you and your children to do. For instance you can go swimming, or fishing, or even go for a hike. But another great activity to do is a science project. Here are 6 instances where a science project would be a great activity.

The 1st instance where a science project would be a great activity would be while taking a hike. You could incorporate a science project into your hike. For example, say that you see butterflies along the trail on your hike. You could point out to your kids the different colors on the butterflies. Then you could ask the question of how is a butterfly made or where do they come from. Then you could explain the whole process of how the caterpillar turns into a cocoon and then the butterfly forms and emerges from the cocoon. You can then try to have your kids find a caterpillar on your hike or see if they can find a cocoon. Then when you get home, incorporate what you talked about, and make a hands on project they can do to test their theories and knowledge. Find some information on the internet and show them. This will help put curiosity into your child’s mind and make them stop and think about things more.

The 2nd instance where a science project would be a great activity would be when going to the zoo. You could go to the different cages with the different animals and explain what role the animal has in the world. For instance show birds and explain how they keep the populations of bugs down. This will help your child to start thinking out side the box and want to discover more about the animals in the world and what their purpose is. You can plan a science project around something you would see at the zoo and do it before hand.

The 3rd instance where a science project would be a great activity would be when going to a museum. You can show your kids how things that have evolved through science over the past centuries. You can show them how science has helped to make cars. Show your children how science has made medicine where it is today. Help your child to understand that science is a very important part of how we live. Without science we would be stuck in the dark ages. This will help your kids to want to be interested in science and what it has to offer. Then, when you return home, have your children do a science project that helps increase their understanding of a concept they learned about at the museum. So, if they learned about electricity, teach them about closed circuits, and do a project.

The 4th instance where a science project would be a great activity would be when you take a vacation. Make sure to point out how science helps make the technology used today in the rollercoaster rides you will go on, or the airplane that you will ride on to get to your destination. Help point out things like this that your kids might not even take into consideration as being part of science. This would be a great opportunity to incorporate a science project.

The 5th instance where a science project would be a great activity would be when you are discussing something that you child has questions about. For instance if your child has a question on why clouds are the way they are. You could do a science project to help them understand clouds and what makes different clouds, and what the different clouds represent. For example if you have dark grey clouds it usually means it is going to rain. Make sure to explain the science behind it while doing the science project.

These are all instances where a science project would be a great activity. Take the opportunity to incorporate science projects into your activities every chance you get. This will help your child have a love for science and what it has to offer.

When people think of science projects they think of beakers filled with chemicals and people in white lab coats adding different ingredients to each beaker. The next thing that they picture is the entire lab going up in a great explosion. While this might be a dramatization people often wonder is doing science projects are safe. The answer to this is that yes science projects are safe.

Here are a few tips on how to stay safe when doing science projects.

Tip one:

Pick age and skill appropriate projects. While it is great to challenge your children you do not want to tackle a science project that is designed for a high school student if your child is only seven years old. Also you do not want to pick a science project that is designed for your child’s age group if they do not have the proper skills. You as a parent are the best judge of how complex the project can be. An important idea to keep in mind is to start off small and once they have mastered the easier projects move on to the next level. This will keep your child interested but will also help to keep your child safe.

Tip two:

Always use the proper safety equipment. If you are going to be doing any sawing or mixing of chemicals you will want to wear protective eye gear. If you are going to be working in the garden you will need some gloves, etc.

Tip three:

Read the instructions carefully before you start. Always follow the instructions; the instructions are put in place to help protect you and your child. Sometimes you can change the instructions, such as in cooking, but you need to use common sense when doing this.

Tip four:

Do not mix chemicals that you are unsure of how they are going to react. To find out about different types of chemical reactions you can do research on the internet or at your local library before attempting to mix them.

Tip five:

Do not take shortcuts. Shortcuts can lead to accidents and that is what we are trying to avoid.

Tip six:

Always have fire extinguishers handy, you never know when something is going to catch on fire. Also keep a first aid kit nearby, these are for you minor accidents such as a scraped knee or sliver. For major accidents, you will want to call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Tip seven:

If doing a science project with chemicals do not smell or taste the chemicals. Also with chemicals you will want to be near running water. If you spill something on yourself you will want to immediately wash your hands before doing anything else. If some chemicals get in your eye you will want to flush your eye for at least twenty minutes and then go to the nearest emergency room.

Tip eight:

Communicate with your child. Make sure to explain to your child that while doing science projects is fine they can not do it on their own. When doing science projects you always want an adult to present. You also want to explain to your child what you will be doing, talk about safety and what to do in an emergency. The more your child understands what is going to happen the safer they can be.

Remember that safety is the number one concern while doing science projects. If you are unsure about how safe something might be the best advice is not to do it. Never take unnecessary risks when doing a science project with your child.

Science Project Ideas are sometimes hard to come by. When your child comes home from school usually in January or February and says, hey Mom and Dad my teacher sent home this note that we have a science project due in three weeks. Here are the details of what we need to do and here is a project board.

You suddenly feel overwhelmed. You were just getting back on track from the Holidays and are dealing with beginning of the year issues like tax preparation and finalizing out end of year work issues. Now you have to help your child find a science project that is interesting enough, creative and unusual, but yet unique enough so that it will not be like the other students science projects at school.

Also children have a tendency to rely on their parents to help prepare much of the project. No matter how much we try we have to help in some capacity.

Here is a science project idea that is simple and easy and that you child can do himself or herself. Depending on the age of your child you will need to supervise them because it uses matches which will need to be lit and batteries.

This science project will also be a great demonstration at a science fair where students need to present their idea and information about why it works.

For this science project idea you will need only three things.

A glass

Matches

2 AA Batteries

You are going to tell everyone that water will burn.

Fill the glass with water.

Drop the batteries in the water and leave them in the water for 30-40 minutes.

Remove the batteries.

Now light a match and hold over the water. The water should ignite and burn inside the glass.

Why does the water light and burn? Did the batteries leak or what energy is been put into the water?

Make sure your child researches those questions above to find the answers. I know you probably want the answers but we provide science project ideas. The kids still need to research why something works the way it does. That is why we make them do a science project so they can research and learn.