First, consult with their teacher or science teacher for finding the right science fair project, especially if the science project was assigned through school. By asking for some ideas from the teacher, you’ll be able to clarify all of the project guidelines and requirements, and be able to find a project that is relevant to your student’s course work. 

Secondly, a great place to find good seventh grade science projects would be your local library. At the library you’ll find lots of science project books with helpful project ideas and explanations, all of which are from a reliable source. Additionally, if you need any help finding something suitable for your seventh grader, at a library you can always ask for the help of a librarian to point you in the right direction. 

And finally, the internet is a great way to find seventh grade science projects, but with so much information out there, you have to know where to start. You can do a general search, but it might be wise to be more specific, looking for “7th grade science projects, earth sciences” or “7th grade science projects, physics,” depending on what your student is interested in. You can also find great online guides, often for free, that are loaded with science projects, directions on what materials you’ll need and how to complete them. To get started finding a science project idea, you can try the free project guides at  http://www.middle-school-science-projects.com/guide.pdf. 

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Next after finding out what area of science your middle school student is most interested, you can begin searching for a relevant science project with more narrow results. For example, if your child wants to do a chemistry-related project that is appropriate for their age and grade level, you might search for “chemistry science fair projects, 6th grade.” If you can’t easily find a feasible or clear project by just using a search engine, you can also try using a science project guide or inventory online. Some websites like http://www.youth.net/nsrc/sci/sci.index.html or http://www.akronlibrary.org/DBS/SFDB/Default.aspx have searchable databases of science fair projects that you can narrow down by subject matter or grade level. Another good resource to try is the free middle school science project guide at http://www.middle-school-science-projects.com/guide.pdf.

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What do you when more than one of your kids has a science project?! Science Projects for families with more than one child can be an daunting task for parents. Science fairs are generally held at about the same time, so even if kids are in different schools, their projects probably have due dates that are near each other. Here are four ideas to simplify the process.

1. Let kids work together on the same project. They can each do the experiment, and will each have to do a science board or report, but you’ll only have to help find one idea and gather the materials from one list. This is the way to go if your kids are in different schools – like one in middle school and one in elementary school.

2. Use different variables for the same experiment. If you’re comparing amounts of Vitamin C in substances, for example, let one child test various canned fruit juices, and another child test different juices from fresh fruit. The research and procedure is the same, but the experiments are different. Our Middle School Science Projects package has this experiment, making this an easy choice.

3. Recycle projects. Our family has always done projects together, then saved them in the attic. One year one of our boys used the same experiment his brother had done the year before. We redid the experiment, but reused the science board, simply adding the fresh data and photographs.

4. Submit different types of the same project. If your school science fair allows it, one child can submit and experiment based project, and the other submit a demonstration. For example, one child can demonstrate how to take the shell off an egg without boiling, and another can experiment to see if water goes through the membrane.

Science projects are supposed to be wonderful learning experiences for kids – and they can be. Don’t let your family get bogged down in the process. Look for ways to streamline and coordinate, and make science fair time a fun educational time for your kids.

In the guide, you’ll find information on the five types of science projects. There is also a section on the scientific method. One of the most popular (and needed!) parts of the guide is the definitions section. The final part of the guide give you hints on the presentation, and how to make a great science board.

If you need a science project guide for an elementary student, there is another free one available at 24 Hour Science Projects!

Whatever you need for your science project, we’ll help you find it! We have project guides, links to science kits, and all sorts of free science project guide resources so you can have the best science project ever!

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It keeps your research together. Most people use a spiral bound notebook and hand write their science experiment log, but you can also type your log or even use a voice recorder and then transcribe your entry. It’s important that the log demonstrate that it was created as you were doing your experiment. Your log won’t be as neat as a science report. One of our “Vitamin Citrus” science logs had orange juice spilled on it – and we used it anyway!

It provides a detailed account of your experiment. Depending on the length of your experiment, this could be a daily record, or literally a minute to minute account of what you have done. Suppose your experiment is “Which type of fertilizer is best for growing parsley?” An entry might read, “On day five, we noticed that the plants with organic fertilizer had really started getting taller than the control that was only getting water.” Or…”On day seven, we noticed that the plants fertilized with manure had started to wilt a bit and had yellow tints to the leaves.” You might include measurements on each entry.

If you are doing one of our 24 Hour Science Projects, your log will record changes at much more frequent intervals. Our experiment “Undercover Sneeze” tests how far ‘germs’ spread when the mouth is covered and when it is not. An entry may say, “When we popped the balloon, some of the paper punches hit the cardboard hands and bounced back toward the middle. The other ones spread out toward the edge of the grid.” Your entries should also include any data:

Inside circle – 29
Middle circle – 42
Outside circle – 15

It explains any difficulties you had with your experiment. In the experiment, Egg-sperimenting with Eggs, sometimes the eggs break. (We warn you of this, and recommend that you start with more eggs than you will ultimately use.) If this happens, you record it in your log. “One of the eggs burst while in the vinegar and water solution, and was discarded. Another one broke while we were rubbing the shell. We also discarded this.”

It gives you a place to express your thoughts about your research. You can share ideas on how your research could be improved or expanded. For example, “I wondered how treating hair with home remedies – like mayonaise or raw egg – would change its strength. I may use this for another experiment.” You might also say, “I wasn’t sure how the formula for calculating surface are worked, so I did some research on a math site until I understood what I was doing.” Or you can share improvements you made on the procedure. “Although the experiment directions called for using Scotch tape, we found that duct tape was more effective in holding the track in place.”

When you finish your research, your lab notebook will be the most important place you’ll get information for your science project display. It will have all the details of your studies and your experiments, including data, procedure, and results. Your science log will hold all of your research and discoveries, and will remind you – and your teachers and judges – of what you learned and the hard work you did while working on your science experiment.

PS The first step to a science log is having something to ‘log’ about! We have twenty great science projects, ready for you to research, explore and learn! Get your step by step science project guide from Middle School Science Projects

1. Observation – Looking at something in the world. Watching things closely makes you curious about why or when or how something happens. That leads to the next step…

2. Question – Wondering about what you see in the world. The questions that come up during your observations are the second step of the scientific method.

3. Hypothesis – A guess at the answer to the question. An hypothesis is an “educated guess”. You take what you already know about the subject and use it to guess the answer to your question. You could be right. You could be wrong. It doesn’t matter, because you’re going to find out in the next step…

4. Experimentation – Testing your hypothesis. You come up with an experiment to find out the answer to your question. This is the trickiest part of the scientific method, because an experiment has to be designed with controls and variables in place. (Here’s an explanation of the strange vocabulary!)

5. Results – The answer to the question. When the experiment is complete, your question will be answered, and you’ll have your results!

It looks complicated, but it is really a simple process that we use every day to understand and solve problems in the world around us. Like this: Suppose you observe that your DS isn’t working. You’ll ask yourself the question “What’s wrong with my DS?!” Then you’ll come up with a couple of ideas, or hypotheses: “The battery could be dead, the game could be dirty, or maybe the baby dropped it into the toilet.” So you’ll check the battery, take out the game and blow out the dust, then check for signs of dried Cheerios and wet spots. These experiments will hopefully lead you to the result, and you’ll know why your DS wasn’t working.

PS All of our Middle School Science Projects follow the scientific method! Grab your copy today HERE and you can be finished with your project by this time tomorrow!

Rajeev Goel learned all of this last year when he volunteered to help put together his daughter’s science fair. A programmer for IBM, he knew that there was a better way. He came up with a web based registration system that eliminated most of the science fair paperwork. After his school used the system successfully, he made it available to any school – including yours at a terrific site called Our Science Fair. And unbelievably, it is FREE.

When you check out Our Science Fair, you’ll also notice some other great advantages. You can customize it to your school site. Parents can upload their science fair pictures. Organizers can send emails to registered students. And you can buy science fair supplies with proceeds going to your school.

Check out all of this and more at Our Science Fair.

PS Whether you’re an organizer or a participant in your science fair, you can get a free science project guide for your students – or yourself – at Science Projects!

Since we’ve started this latest batch of projects, we’ve had two go awry. As in major science project FAIL. One was testing to see which pH liquid makes seeds germinate the best. Knowing that you can’t always get seeds – it depends on the season – I tested various dry beans from the grocery store. You put them on a damp paper towel in a zip lock bag, stick them in the window, and they sprout. And they did when I tested them.

Unfortunately, they did not fare so well when I started the science experiment. In fact, not one seed germinated. So I threw out the project. After all, we want our projects to be fail proof!

But we found another one; in fact, it’s an even cooler science project – and I’m even more excited about it! Rest assured, the Middle School Science Projects that make it to the package will work!

PS The projects in our 24 Hour Science Project guide are perfect for Middle School, too. If you don’t have time to wait for our Middle School package to be completed, grab one of these, and be finished by this time tomorrow! Get Your 24 Hour Science Project Guides HERE!

So then we thought about tape. First, I used medical tape, because it’s white and you can write on it. (It’s important to label your variables.) But the medical tape didn’t hold the hair; it just slipped out. Regular cellophane tape wasn’t successful either. But finally, we found a great solution. But you’ll have to get the middle school guide to find out!

Designing an experiment often involves experimenting with the experiment. It can take a long time to find out what works and what doesn’t. When you have a due date looming, you don’t have time on your side. But don’t worry. We’ll have all the kinks worked out of the hair project (pun intended!) when it is published. Our goal is to take the guesswork out for your family, so that you’ll have a step by step list for a science project that works!

PS Right now we’re kicking around titles for our science project about hair – “Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow”, “Splitting Hairs”, “Hair Conditioning”, and other less catchy attempts. Leave a comment below if you have any ideas!

Preparing a middle school science project.

1. Choose the right kind of project. Most of the time, you’ll have to do an experiment that follows the scientific method – also known as an investigatory project. Collections, models, and even demonstrations are usually not accepted in middle school science fairs.

2. Be interested in your topic. If you like what you’re doing, you’ll learn more. And if you’re learning, your project will show that you are interested. Judges love that!

3. Do the project and do it yourself. This should go without saying, but I get emails all the time asking for a project that is already done. Trust me, teachers can tell if you copy and paste information directly from the internet, take someone’s results from a book. They’ll also know if your mom did all the work.

4. Make sure you include all required elements. Experiment logs, charts, graphs, supply lists and even photographs are often part of the judging at the science fair. Make sure that you follow the directions exactly.

5. Design an attractive science board. Be neat. Use bright colors, attractive fonts, interesting props, and clear pictures. Think of a catchy title so you’re science project will get noticed.

Sixth grade, seventh grade, and eight grade – three great chances for you to learn more about science and more about making a presentation with your middle school science fair project.

Parents, get a free guide to middle school science projects- including how to find experiments with step by step instructions – at 24 Hour Science Projects.

Easy and fast, they’ll help you submit an outstanding – and maybe winning – middle school science fair project.