Easy Science Fair Projects

There are many variations on the well know “flower changing color” science project. It is always a fun and very visual science fair project for kids to do. If you do not have a lot of time, this is a good one to try as it can be done in a relatively short time.

If you do not have any time left over at all, do go and have a look at 24 Hour Science Projects as you will get science fair projects there that you can do in 24 hours or less! Complete projects with all the details you need.

For a fun project that also uses osmosis as a part of the project have a look at Elementary Science Fair Projects: Sweet or Salty Flowers?

Now for our fun osmosis science fair project; the Green Highways project:

The purpose of the project is to show how plants carry nutrients and water to all the parts of the plant. Here is a fun way to show how it happens.

Here’s what you will need:

• 1 Fresh stalks of celery
• 2 Glasses of water
• Red food coloring
• A knife (let an adult help you with this)

This is what you have to do:

1. Put the two glasses of water next to each other
2. The one glass is going to be your control (do you know what a control is?)
3. Color the water in the one glass dark red by dropping four to five drops of red food coloring into it
4. Now you have to cut off the dried bottom part of  the stalk of celery
5. Cut the stalk in half from the bottom to the leaves.
6. place one half in the clear water and the other in the colored water and make sure they are standing securely and will not fall over.
7. Check on your project every hour to see what is happening
8. Make meticulous notes and take photos if it is possible, for your display

What happens?

• What do you see happening?
• Why is it happening?
• What is the process called?
• What does this prove?

Remember all science fair projects, as this osmosis science fair project, must start with a hypothesis, then you do the project using proper scientific method and then you reach a conclusion that either proves your hypothesis correct or wrong. Whether your osmosis science project hypothesis was wrong or correct is not important. What is important is that you followed proper scientific method and reached a proper conclusion.

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