help me with my science project?
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This is tricky.  Volcano models are a staple of science fairs.  However, if you want to do really well here are some points from a previous science fair judge.\n\n1)  Know the scientific method.  Be able to quote and discuss.\n\n2)  Model your project using the scientific method.\n\n3)  You need to be specialized in your project - general projects exploring a whole category are often overlooked for awards and the best grades.  \n\n4)  Presentation and report - see scientific method for organizing and submit drafts for teacher review.  If you ask they will usually be happy to review and give feedback.\n\n5)  Be organized and know your material.  Have a presentation and review with parents, grandparents and anyone else that will listen.  Practice and use their feedback.\n\nI wish that I had know this when I was back in school.  Science fair projects seemed so scary then.  \n\nGood Luck.
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This website is quite helpful:-\n\nhttp://www.sciencebuddies.org/\n\n\nThis website contains a few sample projects and related theory at different levels.
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Okay, I'll try this one -\n\nRun this experiment twice (or more times), each time with a piece of metal having different density.  The metal piece should be of adequate size (a sewing needle isn't going to do it), it needs to be big enough to significantly affect the temperature of the water.  You will need to know the mass of the metal (i.e., weigh it) and have a thermometer capable of reading from room temperature up through boiling or so.  Please note this is not going to give you a highly accurate answer, but can give you a ballpark idea (I'm guessing you're probably not doing this in a 500 million dollar lab).\n\nThe procedure:\n\n1)  Measure and record room temperature as T1.\n\n2)  Weigh the metal, call it M1.\n\n3)  Bring a known quantity of water (weigh it, or measure it and convert to weight, call it M2) to a temperature just short of boiling (say 180F to 200F, use the same temperature for each run of this experiment).  Record the temperature as T2, and remove the heat source (take it off the burner, etc.).\n\n4)  Drop in a metal piece at room temperature.  Allow a couple of minutes for heat to exchange.  Make sure you use \nthe same amount of time for each run of this experiment.\n\n5)  Measure and record the new temperature of the water as T3.\n\n6)  Repeat with your other metal samples.\n\nYou can now estimate the specific heat capacity for each metal.  It will not be super-accurate (heat escapes your system, and temperatures won't have completely equalized), but should give you some idea.  Just assume all temperatures did equalize and that no heat escaped for calculational purposes.\n\nSince (you are assuming) the heat which left the water went into the metal, then the product of mass, specific heat capacity, and temperature change should be the same for both the metal and the water (but in opposite directions).\n\nThis means that:\n\n(M1)(c1)(T3-T1) = (M2)(cw)(T2-T3)\n\nwhere c1 is the specific heat capacity of the metal, and cw is the specific heat capacity of water (look it up on Google to get the units you need).\n\nSolving this, you get:\n\n......(M2)(cw)(T2-T3)\nc1 = -----------------\n........(M1)(T3-T1)\n\n(sorry about the dots, I'm trying to keep everything aligned)\n\nRepeat the calculations for each of the metals.\n\nYou will need to calculate (or look up) the densities of each of the metals.  Then, graph density vs. the specific heat capacities you calculated, and see if your hypothesis is true.\n\nHave fun!
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i'M IN SIXTH GRADE, AND A GOOD SCIENCE FAIR TOPIC WOULD BE "WHICH SUBSTANCE CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY BEST". iT IS REALLY EASY TO DO AND YOU CAN HAVE LOTS OF GRAPHS. FOR EXAMPLE I HAVE 21 GRAPHS. AND MY WHOLE ENTIRE BOOK IS 93 PAGES LONG. \n\nHOPE i HELP YA!!
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I am not really sure why but the guys on Myth Busters did this experiment on their show on the Discovery Channel. There is a little blurb here: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/episode/episode_02.html\nand more info on the experiment here:\nhttp://www.eepybird.com/science1.html\nhope that helps with your science fair project! good luck!
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This site lists some interesting science project ideas...\nyou can modify them to make them more or less complicated depending on your grade/age.\nhttp://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/ideas.html#plants\nGood luck on your project!
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http://www.scienceproject.com/
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I recommend these sites:\nhttp://www.sciencemag.org/\nhttp://www.sciencenews.org/\nhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/
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Here's a site with alot of different ideas and difficulty levels with instructions.  Maybe you can find something here.\n\nOr you can tell us more about what you are wanting to do and what you like and we might be more helpful on here.\n\nhttp://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/
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All of these seem to have good starts for ideas.  You should be able to find plenty of good projects that you'll be able to work on prior to your science fair,\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\n\nGood Luck
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Here is a site that has alot of science experiments that work well with the elementary age group.\n\nhttp://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/
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Search these for your specific application.\n\nhttp://www.scienceresearch.com/search/\n\nhttp://www.scirus.com/srsapp/
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Try a search at these sites.\n\nhttp://www.scienceresearch.com/search/\n\nhttp://www.scirus.com/srsapp/
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Try a Yahoo Search for:\nscience projects\nhttp://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-wdgt&p=science%20projects\n\nThis will include web sites such as:\nhttp://www.scifair.org/
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ok...\n\ntry this...do a little research on Newtonian versus non-Newtonian fluids. (see link)  There are several types of fluids (this is a very important topic in Chemical Engineering, so don't be worried if you don't understand all of the mathematics on this link).\n\nSet up a web/video camera above a bowl containing one of each type of fluid in the table. Make sure you have a ruler or some other scale in view of your shot. Then take turns dropping:\n1) Large marble\n2) Small marble\n3) Pencil\n4) die (singular of dice)\n\nwhile you photograph the results.  Discuss General shape differences of the waves generated by the objects.  And discuss wavelength differences (measured using the ruler in your shot and freeze frames of the video) between the different types of fluids.  \n\nThis project will yield some cool photographs and a demonstration will act as an awesome visual aid as well.\n\nHope this is what you were looking for. If not, or if you need any additional information, feel free to contact me. Good luck.
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here's a site with pics that might give you some ideas:\n\n\nhttp://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/competition/comp1998/comp98.html
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www.howstuffworks.com\nu may find somethin