Types of Science Fair Projects
Helping your child with his science fair projects is a lot easier once he decides what type of project he’d like to do. There are five basic types of science projects to choose from. Investigative Projects An investigative science projects for kids is the most common type. It involves using the scientific method to create a hypothesis and an experiment to test the hypothesis. For example, posing the question “Do plants grow better when fertilizer is used?” and then experimenting to come up with an answer. You can introduce your child to the concepts of having a control group, limiting variables, measurement, and determining the significance of results. The key will be to find a question that interests your child and an appropriately easy way to test it in the amount of lead time you have. You may also need to explain that negative results also further science. Research Projects A research project is basically a science report. It involves collecti...