Recommended for 6th graders! A collection of easy self-study ideas you can enjoy while learning

masking tape art

Expressing pictures with masking tape—Masking tape art that anyone can easily enjoy, from children to adults [MaskingTapeArt]

Drawing pictures is a classic choice for independent study projects and crafts.

Simply drawing is fine, but let’s add a little twist to make your artwork more eye-catching.

Masking tape is highly recommended for that.

There are many kinds of masking tape, so you can create a wide variety of pictures.

Start by making a rough sketch, then gather masking tapes that match your design.

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Saitō Ayumu

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Observation of Rivers and Landforms

[Science] Landforms Created by Rivers and Their Functions

The actions of flowing water—erosion, transportation, and deposition—are expressed as landforms around rivers.

For example, deltas, which are often seen near river mouths, are landforms created by deposition.

Using the internet, books, or maps, investigate places where these landforms can be found, then visit them to observe directly.

If you take photos and also record surrounding conditions—such as the river’s shape and how the water flows—you may discover patterns you hadn’t noticed before and deepen your understanding of how flowing water works.

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Hane Keisuke

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Factory Tour Report

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Wouldn’t it be great to visit somewhere you can’t usually go and have it help with your independent research? With that in mind, here’s an idea: a factory tour report.

First, look into factory tours that interest you.

Even among well-known candy and ice cream manufacturers, there are several factories you can tour.

You could observe and summarize the production process, dig deeper to explore the secrets behind the delicious taste, or even try recreating it yourself.

Many factories also have hands-on activity areas, so you can make use of those as well.

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yamamoto

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Let’s look into old textbooks.

Old textbook, published in 1952 (Showa 27).

The textbook we use in our regular classes has undergone multiple revisions to reach its current form.

Let’s research the pre-revision version of the textbook, or even older editions, and explore the differences.

A smooth way to start is by checking whether older textbooks are available at libraries or local history archives.

Ice Experiment

Freeze the yogurt with liquid nitrogen.

Let’s try freezing various liquids found at home—for example, water, soy sauce, detergent, and shampoo.

Put liquids that seem likely to freeze into containers of the same shape and freeze them.

Since different liquids take different amounts of time to turn to ice, observe and record them every 5 minutes.

Once a liquid solidifies and becomes ice, weigh it and investigate which ice melts the fastest.