Easy Science Fair Projects

This is one of our easy elementary science projects to show the effect of oil pollution on sea life. (On all aquatic life.) It is horrifying to see what oil is capable of doing and this experiment will show the kids that all the worrying about oil spills in the sea is not exaggerated and that it in fact has devastating results. This easy elementary science project is also very suitable for homeschoolers.

What you need for this experiment:

• 4 Hard boiled eggs
• 4 Sealable plastic bags
• Water
• Food coloring
• Motor oil or other wise olive oil as a substitute
• Felt marker
• A watch or a timer
• Some masking tape

What to do:

1. Take your 4 bags and mark them 1, 2, 3 and 4.
2. Now you fill each bag with ½ Cup of water and ½ Cup of your oil.
3. Drop a few drops of food coloring into each bag, mix it well with the oil.
4. Take your hard boiled eggs and place them in the bag.
5. Now you remove the eggs from the bag as follows
#1 after fifteen minutes
#2 after half an hour
#3 after an hour
#4 after two hours
6. Each time you have removed the egg from the bag, carefully peel the shell off the egg.
7. Write Down your observations.
8.  You will notice that the longer the egg stayed in the oil, the more oil got inside the shell of the egg. (The food coloring makes it easy for you to see that.)
9. Remember to make accurate notes of everything you do and it is best if you also take photos of the results for your display.

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