Recommended for 6th graders! A collection of easy self-study ideas you can enjoy while learning
When you’re told to do independent study in sixth grade, it can be hard to know what to do.
First, try to find something you’re interested in.
When you learn about things you like, you can keep going and have fun with it.
Here, we’ve gathered simple independent study ideas that let you make amazing discoveries by learning a little bit every day.
Try using different methods like materials, books, and videos.
Learning with friends or family makes it even more enjoyable.
Learning can open up new worlds and lead to new discoveries.
Make the most of your current interests and try engaging in enjoyable independent study.
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Recommended for 6th Graders! A Collection of Simple, Fun Self-Study Ideas (61–70)
Let’s investigate delicious/tasty water
In Japan, delicious natural spring water can be found all over the country.
There are kits available from various sources that let you test the taste and pH of such water.
How about a science project where you use these kits to check and compare the taste and pH of Japan’s natural spring water and bottled water? It might also be interesting to investigate the relationship between similar-tasting waters and the terrain where they spring up.
Shiitake cultivation
If you’re looking for a science project theme where you can enjoy delicious food, growing shiitake mushrooms is a great choice.
In this experiment, you’ll use a shiitake mushroom growing kit to actually cultivate the mushrooms.
Depending on the temperature, it takes about a week for the mushrooms to grow, so be sure to prepare with enough time.
It’s easy for anyone to do, so it’s recommended even for lower elementary school students.
Filtration experiment
Murky water turns clear! Let’s keep a record of our filtration experiment.
Prepare a plastic bottle by cutting off the bottom and turning it upside down.
First, make a small hole in the cap and pack it with cotton.
Then add the materials in this order: charcoal, gauze, gravel, gauze, and sand—the filter is complete.
Next, add baking soda solution and alum solution to the cloudy water to separate the impurities.
Pour the clarified supernatant into the plastic-bottle filter, and clear water will come out from the bottom.
It’s fascinating that ordinary sand and charcoal you can find around you can make water so clean.
Observing ants
How about observing ants using a kit that lets you watch them build their nest? People have observed ants for ages, but kits make it easier to see and study them.
You prepare a special gel and pour it into the case.
Then put in the ants you’ve caught and observe them every day.
As long as an adult helps with making the gel, the rest is just observation.
It’s a free research project that first graders in elementary school can do.
Eco bag production
Issues like global warming have made environmental problems feel closer to home lately, haven’t they? A practical idea that raises awareness and can still be used after summer vacation is making an eco-bag.
A simple tote style is fine, of course, but since it’s summer vacation, it’s also a great opportunity to take your time and make a foldable, compact eco-bag.
It could be perfect to bring when visiting a friend’s house, or as a gift for a family member who does the shopping.
If you’re interested in using a sewing machine, give it a try!
Self-made game in Scratch
Scratch is a game creation tool that makes it easy to give children opportunities to learn programming.
It’s free to use and runs in the browser—why not make game development your independent research project theme? Choose a game stage from a wide variety of backgrounds and give the stage a name by changing the costume name.
After creating three costumes for the stage, use a new message to set up character selection.
Prepare a character from “Choose a Sprite” and rename it.
By duplicating and modifying the code you create, you can experience programming.
With intuitive drag-and-drop operations, it’s a tool that helps you learn how to use a computer and how to make games.
Make a storm glass and observe it
Have you ever heard of an instrument called a storm glass? These days, you can sometimes find it in variety shops as a home decor item.
A storm glass is a glass container filled with a special liquid that changes its appearance depending on weather conditions such as temperature and humidity, and in the 19th century it was used for weather forecasting.
If you look into it, you’ll find it can be made with items available at drugstores, so give it a try.
Observe the completed storm glass and put together a report by making a table of the day’s weather, temperature, humidity, and the appearance of the liquid inside the storm glass.
