science fair projects -- 3rd grade

[MouseLover]

Anyone have links to good sites for information/examples?
Thanks!

 

[MNmom2]

No, but I have a 3rd grader doing a project for the first time. They had a ist of ideas sent home with them. He is testing several different brands of batteries to see which one lasts the longest. If you don't get a good website for ideas I could find our list and post it.

 

[American Scrapper]

A couple of ideas that were done in my DS third grade class were: Static Electricity, How a hockey puck moves on different surfaces, & the planets. My son did his on Proximity Cards (Keyless Entry)/ The keys of the Future. He took 1st place!

Good Luck!

 

[candykisses]

I don't have a link, either.


DS1 did his project on seed germination under different conditions.
Sunlight
Darkness
Water
No water
Fertilizer

It was a fun project, with interesting results.

 

[ColoradoBuffaloMom]

Do a Google search on "Science Fair". I put the first three sites in the Science Fair packet I put together for the Elementary School I work at.

 

[Jessd]

My son is also in 3rd grade also doing his first one, he is doing it on how fossils are formed.

I was at Barnes and Noble this weekend and they had a couple of books with something like 500 award winning science fair projects. It was only 7.95, I may go back and get it since I have a 3rd and 5th grader.

 

[rt2dz]

If you PM me, I'll give you more details (including complete directions), but here are a few ideas:

Height of a tree trick: Ever wonder how tall the trees around you really are? Find out wiht a simple estimation technique similar to one used by foresters. www.naturecenter.org

Magnifying Waterscope: Ever wonder what's under the surface of the water? Watch through the private window of this waterscope and find out. www.wildwoodlake.org

Balloon Barometer: Evre eonder how meteorlogists figure out what weather is coming? They look at things like temperature, wind direction, & baraometric pressure. www.Oxleynaturecenter.org

Breathing Trees: observe how trees take in carbon dioxide and let out oxygen. Seven ponds

 

[Kimmumum]

My DS just won 1st place in his science fair last week. His project was...does water color effect evaporation. We added the same amount of food coloring to 5 different clear cups and had plain water as the control.

 

[LittleMissMickey]

OH! My science fair project was the easiest thing in the world ... and most people thought it was going to win! It didn't, and now it is pretty standard to do in several classrooms, but I just tossed in a variable and then it's different again! (My mom was a teacher -- she taught me how to procrastinate. That is why it was important that it be quick, easy, and painless. That is also why it came out looking so good that people thought it was going to win! Hooray for Mom!)

Anyway, I called it "Puddles on Pennies." Take an eyedropper, and drop bits of water on a penny to see how much it will hold. The molecules bond together causing a bubble to form on top. Do several and take averages. To ensure that it was controlled I cleaned all of the pennies in Ajax prior to the experiment. So, after doing ten or so pennies like this, I added detergent to the water to see what effect it would have on amount of water drops that would fit on the penny. Then I did the experiment with vinegar. I did the last experiment with olive oil. So easy, and so fun! It's also nice because you can set it up at the science fair to allow other kids to try it.

PM me if you have any questions!