Recommended for 5th graders! A collection of easy self-study ideas you can enjoy while learning

Making transparent eggs

Summer science project: Make transparent eggs using vinegar [Research]

Suddenly, but do you know what happens if you put a raw egg in vinegar? Believe it or not, it turns into a transparent egg.

It looks a bit swollen, and when you touch it, it feels soft and squishy.

Try carefully observing the process from the moment you put the egg in until it changes.

You could also study why this happens.

By the way, the transparent egg can be easily popped with a toothpick.

The satisfaction of popping it is one of the highlights of this experiment—you’ll probably want to pop more.

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Plant dyeing with vegetables

Plant dyeing with onion skins: Let’s make handkerchiefs with different patterns

Would you like to try natural dyeing with vegetables? This time, let’s give onion dyeing a try.

First, as preparation, get a plain white towel and soak it in a mixture of 1 part soy milk to 2 parts water, then let it dry.

For the dye bath, place onion skins in a mesh bag and simmer for 20 minutes to make the dye.

Fold the towel and tie it with rubber bands—changing how you fold it and where you tie it creates different, interesting patterns.

Put the towel into the dye bath and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, then rinse with water and let it dry.

Finally, fix the color using a mordant solution, and you’re done! Why not enjoy this as a free research project by exploring different perspectives, such as variations in patterns, results without the initial prep or mordant, and differences in color depth depending on simmering time?

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Vegetable Stamp Art

I tried making veggie stamps!!!

Many people are likely looking for easy science projects or crafts for lower elementary school students.

For you, we recommend “vegetable stamps.” Cut various vegetables, apply ink to the cross-sections, and make stamps.

Since each vegetable has a different cross-section, you could even turn it into a quiz-style project.

Using the stamps to create pictures is also a great idea.

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Saitō Ayumu

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Try making a train with copper wire and a battery

Summer science project: “Battery train running through a coil” [Research]

Let’s try making a train that runs using magnetism by applying the properties of electromagnets.

Wind copper wire into a long coil and place a battery with magnets attached to it inside the coil.

Then the magnetic force generated in the coil and the magnets’ magnetic force repel each other, causing the battery to start running through the coil like a train.

By changing conditions—such as why the battery starts moving, when the moving battery will stop, and whether changing the way you wind the coil affects how the battery runs—and summarizing the results in a report, you can create an excellent independent research project.

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Hane Keisuke

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Make an electromagnet and investigate its properties

Grade 5: Making electromagnets (Keirinkan Eduful)

In 5th grade, you’ll likely learn about electromagnets at school.

For your summer break independent project, try making an electromagnet yourself and use it to investigate its properties.

An electromagnet works by making a coil with enameled wire and running an electric current through it to generate magnetic force.

It would be good to test various conditions—such as the number of turns in the coil, what you place as the core inside the coil, increasing the number of batteries or changing how they are connected—and compile a report on how the magnetic strength changes.

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Hane Keisuke

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