Science Fun for Everyone
Science Fun: Jack O Cano
Turn your pumpkin into a volcano science activity shows what happens when water, food coloring, dish soap, and vinegar are mixed with baking soda. Click on the link to watch Scientist Joe make the Jack-O-Cano experiment.
Science Fun for Everyone
Science Fun: Ice Fishing
Watch Scientist Joe conduct the ice fishing experiment in this video presentation.
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Science Fun: Rotting Pumpkin
Watch your pumpkin turn to mush in this hands-on experiment.
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Science Fun: Massive Expanding Soap
Science activity shows what happens when a bar of soap is heated. Links to video of the experiment.
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Science Fun: Lava Lamp
Watch Scientist Joe as he makes the lava lamp experiment.
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Science Fun: Invisible Extinguisher
Science activity shows how a candle is extinguished invisibly,
Science Struck
Science Struck: A List of 6th Grade Science Experiments
Describes five experiments that could be used in a Grade 6 science class and gives a list of over twenty ideas for science projects.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Science: Projects and Experiments
Kids learn by experimenting with science. Ideas for scientific projects on weather, sound, electricity, ecology.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Zoom Printables & Activities
Fantastic variety of printable activities that cover motion-related principles. Topics include the following: experiments (engineering, structures, forces and energy, fluids, sound and light, patterns, human body); arts & crafts;...
Other
Paper Plate Education: Activities
Design fun and exciting experiments using paper plates. This resource teaches you how to make great experiments and models using common paper plate products.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Scientific Method Variables/hypothesis
Find out what variables are in a scientific investigation and what the difference is between an independent, dependent, and controlled variable. Look at samples of different types of variables and find out what makes a good variable.
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Science Fun: Paper Hovercrafts
Watch Scientist Joe demonstrate how to make a hovercraft in this video presentation.
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Science Fun: Squishy Turkeys
Watch Scientist Joe demonstrate how to make a turkey in a glove using homemade slime in this video presentation.
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Science Fun: Milk Art
Paint a pretty design using milk. See what happens when you add dish soap to the milk.
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Science Fun: Snow Fluff
Watch Scientist Joe demonstrate how to make snow in your kitchen in this video presentation.
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Science Fun: How to Make a Volcano
Watch Scientist Joe make a volcano using common household products in this video presentation.
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Science Fun: Home Made Play Dough
Don't buy the expensive stuff when you can make it yourself. Discover how to make homemade play-dough.
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Science Fun: Snow Globe
Watch Scientist Joe show how to use viscosity to make a snow globe from home in this video presentation.
Science Fun for Everyone
Science Fun: Fizzy Fruit and P H Indicator
Make your own ph indicator and mix it with some baking soda and notice a reaction occur.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Sci Girls
Girls share information about science projects they created, posting photos and descriptions about what they did and what they learned. Organized by science discipline.
Other
Gphsf: Basic Project Timeline
This resource is a short piece, part of a larger page, on conducting your experiment. It contains a lot of good advice.
Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning: Project Based Learning: Egg Drop Experiment
Students are challenged to design a way to drop a raw egg from varying heights without letting the egg break. Creative thinking and evaluation of results are critical to the project.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: You Are a Scientist!
[Free Registration/Login Required] You are a Scientist, is an introduction to the scientific method and the steps we take in that process. The final page provides a link to the 2003-2004 winning science fair projects displaying the parts...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Snacks
Exploratorium's snacks aren't edible, but they are good! Use your science skills to discover gravity, learn about biology, do fun experiments.