crest is a competion that 11-14 year old pupils in england can enter in science projects. We where regional champs last year but struggling to come up with original topic this year.Any ideas would be greatly appeciated(We tried to use different  sugars to see how fermentation was effected but they only have 10 hous max and so was not suitable) My head of science is on my back.HELP
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You can see how enzymes affect the rates of reaction. You can test how varying concentrations of enzyme and substrates affect how fast reactions occur. For example you can study how Peroxidase breaks down Hydrogen Peroxide into water and oxygen. This happens in cells when they metabolize. Hydrogen Peroxide forms as a by-product when this happens, so Peroxidase comes in and breaks the Peroxide down since it is very toxic to the cell.
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It's been a few years since I was in school, but I did an ant farm one year, an experiment with plants one year (music vs fertilizer vs plain old sunlight & water), the erupting volcano was always popular....\n\nGood Luck!
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some good projects for kids are at-http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/\nthese might be too easy for anyone older than a 3rd grader, but they're still something!\n my little brother is doing the water filter.  he's going to see which of the materials filters water best. good luck! :)
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All of these seem to have good starts for ideas,\n\nhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Science_and_Nature/Experiments_and_Activities/Science_Fairs/\nhttp://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/\nhttp://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/\nhttp://www.scifair.org/\nhttp://www.cdli.ca/sciencefairs/\nhttp://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/ideas.html\nhttp://staff.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html
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Hi Kenny, give these a try, some are superb.\n\nEncyclopedias.\n\nhttp://www.answers.com/\n\nhttp://aip.completeplanet.com/\n\nhttp://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/\n\nhttp://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm\n\nhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/\n\nhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/\n\nhttp://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/\n\nScience Fair Project Encyclopaedia\n\nFor information on any area of science that interests you,\nenter a keyword (eg. scientific method, molecule, cloud, carbohydrate etc.).\n\nOr else, you can start by choosing any of the categories below.\n\nhttp://www.all-science-fair-projects.com\n\nhttp://uk.ask.com/\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, UK.
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Hello Maggie,\n\nDon't worry: the egg drop project is a classic for science teachers, and, therefore, there are a lot of solutions out there on the web. Check out the following site, you'll find all the answers you need, and more: http://users.adelphia.net/~jberger5/eggdrop.html
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:) Thanks for taking all the trouble in finding me to send me a question. I Feel flattered. I am not a chemist..but i would suggest that you try searching google/yahoo with the following word combination:\n1. "Voltaic cell"+experiment+laboratory\n2. "Voltaic cel"+"kitchen laboratory"\n\nand so on.. I am sure you will find some answers. good luck! I will try to pull out more answers and try to send them to you. by the way my email id is same as the handle..scientist_atlarge.
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Way Cool Experiments\n\nhttp://www.hunkinsexperiments.com/\n\nhttp://maura.setonhill.edu/~msct/chemclub/reactions.html\n\nhttp://site.ecfs.org/baglio/stories/storyReader$253\n\nhttp://www.science-house.org/learn/CountertopChem/index.html\n\nhttp://www.kidsolr.com/science/index.html\n\nhttp://www.kathimitchell.com/cells.html\n\nhttp://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek4/biology.htm\n\nhttp://sps.k12.ar.us/massengale/biology%20I%20page.htm\n\nhttp://sps.k12.ar.us/massengale/study_guides_bi.htm\n\nhttp://sps.k12.ar.us/massengale/biology_projects.htm\n\nhttp://sps.k12.ar.us/massengale/index.htm\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/biology/\n\nhttp://www.biogeosciences.org/links/kidLinks.htm\n\nhttp://www.microbes.info/\n\nhttp://www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html\n\nhttp://www.suite101.com/links.cfm/science_for_kids\n\nhttp://www.epa.gov/region3/esc/library/links.htm\n\nhttp://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Living_Things/\n\nINTRODUCTION: THE NATURE OF SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY\n\nhttp://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookintro.html\n\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Well I did this in sixth grade and it has to do with drinks.. The teacher had a I think a fish tank of water.. just something big to hold water and he had cans of different sodas or drinks..like diet or not..juice.. anything seeing if they'd float or not. And we had to figure out why one was floating and the other one wasn't. So that could be a possibility.\n\nAnother one I remember.. I don't know if they are too old for it or not, but we were learning about our taste buds. My teacher blind folded a student and he would have them smell a lemon.. and guess what it is.. or something harder, and then taste a little bit.. the food selections out there are are phenominal.. so yuo could have a lot of fun with that. Hehe and he also tricked us when we would have to smell one type of food and have us taste another... We learned about our senses and the different taste buds on our tongue. I really like this one.. If you do it I hope you and your class has a fun time doing it. :)
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Try this site. I just looked at it and it looks pretty neat. Going to bookmark it for my grandchildren...\n\n  \n\nRainbow in the bottle? - All Science Fair Projects You can make a rainbow in a bottle. Although visual effects were used to enhance the rain bow, you can create it!! I will post that thread so you can learn ...\nclassroom.all-science-fair-projects.com/ forum/showthread.php?t=1072 - 81k - Cached - Similar pages \n\n21: Rainbow in a Bottle\nWith just the bottom of a clear 2-liter bottle as a containter, it is possible to show that water is capable of separating white light (from a flashlight, for example) into its full spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet or ROYGBIV, for short).\n\nAdding a mirror makes it possible to make a bright rainbow in reflection-almost** like the real thing-by placing a small mirror at an angle into the container and setting it in a sunny window so that sunlight strikes the mirror. A rainbow (**shape is different) appears above the mirror and can be projected on a piece of white paper or a white wall. (This can also be done with a flashlight, although the effect is much less dramatic.)\n\nMaterials: Bottom of clear 2-liter bottle (cut off about 20 cm. from the bottom), small mirror (edges taped or enclosed), water, white paper or poster board; bright flashlight; small containers (foam, paper, etc.) to hold water, plastic droppers, waxed paper.\n\nSafety: handle glass mirrors carefully: do not use any with cracks or sharp edges\n\nProcedure: \n1. (To show that water can separate white light into colors) Fill bottom of 2-liter bottle almost full of water. One person should shine the flashlight at edge and adjust angle while another person hold a piece of white paper to act as a screen to observe the "rainbow". Keep adjusting to see the widest strip with all the colors.\n\n2. Place a mirror in the container of water. Adjust mirror angle and container position in sunny window until sunlight is on the mirror and rainbow is projected upward. (Although it does not work as well, the effect can also be seen with a bright flashlight. If you need to use the flashlight method, do it in the darkest place available or it may be impossible to see the colors.) Observe colors-order and intensity-as well as shape of "rainbow". In what ways does this differ from a rainbow as seen in the sky? \nNote that this rainbow is in front of the reflector (mirror) and is being projected back towards the Sun. (In a sky rainbow you must stand with your back to the Sun to see the rainbow also.) Perhaps in a sky rainbow, something is reflecting the light back to you as well as splitting it into colors. What could that something be?\n\n2. Can water reflect light? To see that it can, put some water in a bowl and look at it. Can you see your reflection? Can just a tiny drop of water reflect? (Drop water on waxed paper and look for reflections of overhead lights, etc.)\n\nWisconsin Standards:\nPhysical Science: D.4.8 Observe light\nhttp://www.ripon.edu/faculty/nortonm/dailyscience.html
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Well see as though you dont really have much time for a project that involves a control... But here is an awesome listing that has loads of ideas with explicit instructions not to mention material list for a wider variety of projects. Since I have no clue what realm of science you were intrested in... This has a little bit of them all! Good Luck!\n\nhttp://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/ideas.html
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That is a complicated assignment for a child of that age.  It sounds more like what my seventh grader would be doing.  Actually they just got done with an assignment for science where they had to make a model car which ran on balloon power.  It's not even a full credit?  Ridiculous, you should talk to the principal or vice principal about such a complicated assignment.  Plus doing it over a holiday -- where's the holiday fun in that?!  Definately take that up with someone in authority, perhaps being in the industry they will listen.
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There are some summaries of studies here:  http://edtech.usca.edu/courses/et755/ss06/research/Godbeetopic.htm
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Science Fair Projects\n\nSelecting the Subject\n\n•Hundreds of free science fair projects are categorized under the following topics. \n\nhttp://www.freesciencefairproject.com/\n\nhttp://www.scienceproject.com/\n\nhttp://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/\n\nhttp://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/\n\nhttp://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html\n\nhttp://collaboratory.nunet.net/timber/scifair/2proj.htm\n\nhttp://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/\n\nhttp://www.niles-hs.k12.il.us/jacnau/IJAS/\n\nhttp://www.plymouthschools.com/Science/scifair/scicover.htm\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Okay..I'd go with the animal cell. Usually easier.\n\nGet something round that you can glue things to. I bought myself a Styrofoam ball and cut it in half. This is your cell membrane.\n\nER - you know those fuzzy things with a wire inside that you can bend in any shape? Those are good.\n\nRibosomes - Just dot in black dots. -shrugs-\n\nCytoplasm - Colour in the inside of the Styrofoam.\n\nNucleus - Cotton ball\n\nGolgi Apparatus - That candy. Forget what it's called. It's like long and thin and got sugar on it. Really sour. Anyway..fold it over a couple of times.\n\nMitochondia - Raisins.\n\nIf you want to use the above for a plant just put green construction paper around the ball, in a square obviously.\n--\n\nAnother way to make a plant or cell is to use a bowl and put jello in it and then stick all the materials inside the jello. If you do it just right, it'll come out AMAZING. Only thing is it melts in the classroom and if you don't do it right, it looks unbelievably bad. If you want to take a risk and have a bunch of time, try this.
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Put on the top, "G'Day mate!" as a welcome sign.  Have the students make Austrailian animals and post them on it.  It really depends on the grade.  I'm in 5th grade and I would enjoy doing that.
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Okay, so exactly what have you figuring to start with though? Didn't you say that you were going to work with the ONE campaign?\n\nI'd say, research all about it. Express ONE if you want for your project. Explain the issues going out in the world and what we KIDS can do or what the whole SCHOOL can do to help. If possible, get a video on it to present to the class. & etc...