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Ideas for upper elementary science experiments/projects?
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PennyCat
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Ideas for upper elementary science experiments/projects?
Anyone have a good idea for an upper elementary science experiment that we use for a science project?
I am going to try google, but I was wondering if anyone on here has anything more interesting to add... perhaps something you have tried and had success with.
Also, it needs to be something QUICK, like not the kind of experiment that takes a week + .. Ours are due soon and I'm in crunch mode! 
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Posted 5/5/09 4:41 PM  |
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Erica
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Re: Ideas for upper elementary science experiments/projects?
heart rates are always a big one. young vs old; male vs female
genetics - i.e. eye color in family members
how much weight can certain woods support
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| Posted 5/5/09 10:02 PM |
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PennyCat
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Re: Ideas for upper elementary science experiments/projects?
Posted by Erica
heart rates are always a big one. young vs old; male vs female
genetics - i.e. eye color in family members
how much weight can certain woods support
oooo these are all good, I especially like the boy vs girl heart rate! Thanks!
Anyone else keep them coming, I'd like to give my students a choice of things! 
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| Posted 5/5/09 10:53 PM |
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Erica
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Re: Ideas for upper elementary science experiments/projects?
Do you think your school library has books with different ideas in it? we do at ours...
Here are some things they suggest:
(More winning Science Fair Projects Grades 5-7, by Salvatore Tocci)
Why do you need two ears? sound
What is potential energy? energy
How can you use a battery to make a magnet? electromagnetics
which way does wtaer move? diffusion and osmosis
why do some things float in water? density
how can a penny signal a change? physical and chemical changes
what cana penny tell you about radioactivity?
why is salt spread on icy roads? propeties of water
why is air considered fluid? propeties of air
how can you get light to flow? propeties of light
what did galileo really drop? gravity and acceleration
what else did newton discover? newton's three laws
what do all moving objects have? momentum
what helps you to digest food? enzymes
what do you need to stay healthy? vitamins
how high will your geyser soar? heat and pressure
how did the egyptians make mummies? desiccants
why does food spoil? preservatives
there are more books - let me know if you want more ideas. I find that in our school - most just go to the internet and do something that someone else has done 
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| Posted 5/6/09 9:05 AM |
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PennyCat
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Member since 7/08 19084 total posts
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Jib
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Re: Ideas for upper elementary science experiments/projects?
Posted by Erica
Do you think your school library has books with different ideas in it? we do at ours...
Here are some things they suggest:
(More winning Science Fair Projects Grades 5-7, by Salvatore Tocci)
Why do you need two ears? sound
What is potential energy? energy
How can you use a battery to make a magnet? electromagnetics
which way does wtaer move? diffusion and osmosis
why do some things float in water? density
how can a penny signal a change? physical and chemical changes
what cana penny tell you about radioactivity?
why is salt spread on icy roads? propeties of water
why is air considered fluid? propeties of air
how can you get light to flow? propeties of light
what did galileo really drop? gravity and acceleration
what else did newton discover? newton's three laws
what do all moving objects have? momentum
what helps you to digest food? enzymes
what do you need to stay healthy? vitamins
how high will your geyser soar? heat and pressure
how did the egyptians make mummies? desiccants
why does food spoil? preservatives
there are more books - let me know if you want more ideas. I find that in our school - most just go to the internet and do something that someone else has done
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR THAT LONG LIST!  You have some fun ideas in there!
Since I am in such a crunch, I ended up using this book because it gives experiments that can be done quickly! (hence the title of the book!)
I literally have under 2 weeks to get my class from start to finish with this. Image Attachment(s):
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| Posted 5/6/09 7:36 PM |
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