How does the amount of vinegar affect Why do some plants move? how large the balloon blows up? A student notices that some of the plants at Conduct an experiment with mixtures of home lean in different directions and different baking soda and vinegar to make a balloon amounts. The student does some research and blow up. Change the amount of vinegar each identifies the different ways that plants time and measure the circumference of the respond to changes in their environment. balloon to compare results. How does exercise affect heart rate? What food is best for my pet mouse? Do the same physical activity (like jumping A student notices that sometimes their pet jacks) for different amounts of time and after mouse eats all of the food and other times each time find your heart rate. Record your there is left over. The student observes the results and look at the trends. mice at each feeding and records what they notice. How does your sight affect your sense of How do the tides affect the plants & taste? animals that live along the shoreline? Select several different foods and have people A student notices that when the tide comes in taste test those foods with their eyes closed to or out the landscape of the shoreline changes. see if they can guess what it is that they are The student decides to take several walks eating. Record the results. Are their along the beach at different times of the tides, differences between girls and boys or people taking notes and observations about what of different ages? organisms are visible as well as researching and learning about the tides. Reporting Your Results at the Science Fair on a Tri-fold Board Scientific Investigation
How does the amount of vinegar affect how large the balloon blows up? Conduct an experiment with mixtures of baking soda and vinegar to make a balloon blow up. Change the amount of vinegar each time and measure the circumference of the balloon to compare results. Why do some plants move? A student notices that some of the plants at home lean in different directions and different amounts. The student does some research and identifies the different ways that plants respond to changes in their environment. How does exercise affect heart rate? Do the same physical activity (like jumping jacks) for different amounts of time and after each time find your heart rate. Record your results and look at the trends. What food is best for my pet mouse? A student notices that sometimes their pet mouse eats all of the food and other times there is left over. The student observes the mice at each feeding and records what they notice. How does your sight affect your sense of taste? Select several different foods and have people taste test those foods with their eyes closed to see if they can guess what it is that they are eating. Record the results. Are their differences between girls and boys or people of different ages? How do the tides affect the plants & animals that live along the shoreline? A student notices that when the tide comes in or out the landscape of the shoreline changes. The student decides to take several walks along the beach at different times of the tides, taking notes and observations about what organisms are visible as well as researching and learning about the tides. Reporting Your Results at the Science Fair on a Tri-fold Board Scientific Investigation