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If you're excited - but a little nervous - about coming up with a knock-out middle school science fair project... read on! Why? Because I'm going to show you how deciding on, doing and presenting your project is just a matter of following a few, simple steps. To begin with, you need choose the right kind of experiment. I suggest something that doesn't just reveal a scientific phenomenon, but also provides an answer to an interesting puzzle. When determining the kind of project to embark upon, you may, of course, be limited by what apparatus and materials you have around. Select something that's realistic for you to undertake - you don't want to be wasting time assembling all the ingredients, when you could be getting your experiment underway. It's also a good idea to choose a science project that excites - or at least, interests - you. This just makes your project more fun to work on. To help you brainstorm some ideas, check out the following questions that you could design an experiment to address: 1. Do different brands of bubble bath produce more or fewer bubbles? What makes the bubbles in baths pop? 2. How does yeast work? 3. What invisible stains lurk on household materials? Use a UV light to find stains that are invisible to the naked eye. 4. Which has more vitamins - canned, frozen, or fresh corn? 5. What kinds of soil are necessary to grow certain kinds of grass? 6. Where do you need to water plants to ensure they grow? Compare watering near the roots with watering the leaves. Once you've chosen your project, it's time to get it underway. Ideally, take your time and work in an environment where neither you, nor your experiment, will be interrupted. In many cases, you will have an expectation of what the outcome will be. If this outcome doesn't occur, start the experiment gain, double-checking to make sure that there are no external influences. Otherwise, perhaps you've found an exception to the "rule" which may be interesting in itself. At last, it's time to prepare your formal presentation. Be relaxed and confident. Discuss why you chose your project, what you did to conduct it, and the results. Oh, and don't forget to rehearse your presentation beforehand in front of family and friends. Practice answering questions too. There you have some ideas about choosing, undertaking and presenting your middle school science fair project. Ideally, you'll learn a lot through your project and have a great time in the process.
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