Fun and Educational Science Fair Projects

Science fairs can be a fun way for children to learn something new, while participating in a fun event with friends and classmates. Finding the right science fair project can be a daunting task, here are a few great options that are both fun and educational!

Vegetable Batteries

Did you know that you can create power from fruits and vegetables? All you need to create a vegetable battery is a piece of zinc, piece of copper, and a little bit of copper wire. Place the zinc inside one side of a potato or lemon and the copper into the other. Use a piece of copper wire to connect both ends of your "battery" to the bottom of a light bulb.

Volcano

A Volcano is a science fair standby that always delights and excites children. Create your own volcano by taking an old soda bottle, and decorating its exterior with clay to make it look like a volcano. Fill the bottle halfway with warm water (add red food coloring for effect!) and two tablespoons of baking soda. Slowly pour vinegar into the bottle and watch as the volcano erupts!

Bugs

Give your child a digital camera for the afternoon and have him or her go on a search outdoors for bugs, taking pictures of those that they find. Later on, have the child search on the Internet or in a bug book and try to identify what they saw. Create a display for the science fair showcasing the types of bugs the child found in the area as well as information about those bugs.

Hatch Eggs

If you live in a place with a local farm nearby, build an incubator at home and hatch your own chickens. Have your child take pictures of the incubation process, and then of the chicks after they are born and in their first few days/weeks of life.

Plant Identification

take a trip to a local park and collect some of the plants, and leaves from trees that you find in the area. Have your child look on the Internet or in books to determine what types of plants he or she found. If you have enough time, have your child select a plant they would like to grown and research the proper way to plant it, fertilize it, and care for it.