Need help with 7th Grade Science Fair Project
 

My daughter has to select a science fair project this weekend. Any suggestions or good websites would be appreciated. I know that several of you are engineers and rocket scientists so try to keep it to something that an accountant can deal with. There is no limitation other than she do the project and be able to explain how the project/experiment works.

I thought about the Bobby Brady volcano, but it seems the teacher vetoed that idea.

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cue Patrick...

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Build the solar system out of styrafoam balls. That's a classic.

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something on zombies would be an excellent choice.

Melch

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serious answer:
surface tension
that won my sister a best in show.

batteries won my brother a 2nd place in his category

containing oil slicks got me an honorable mention (notice the trend)

or go with the science fair staple, "Does playing music help plants grow?" be sure to include one of those soda cans that dances in response to sound.

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I would like to see the Super-size me experiment run from a different angle. Can you expose mcdonalds fries to a stomach acid (or something similar) and see if they degrade like normal potatoes?

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I judged a 6th and 7th grade science fair a couple years ago. The theme there seemed to be growing little plants in various environments and with varying types and amounts of food. I graded these ones quite harshly. I was actually a bit disappointed in the majority of the projects. Too many of them were not very exciting or original ideas and the kids that did have good ideas didn't execute very well.

I'm not very good at thinking of these things because it's hard for me to remember exactly how much these kids know and what you can do that's very exciting at that level.

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All you're going to get here are canned, overused ideas that your daughter won't be interested in. Ask her about what she has been wondering about the world. It will be much more interesting, enjoyable, and competitive if tthe judges see a kid with something they personally are curious about and want to investigate rather than some recipe you got off the internet.

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I recommend this website as a starting point for something exciting.

Trebuchets are badass.