Recommended for high school students! A collection of easy one-day science project ideas

Create moving patterns

Fun Science Experiment: Let's Draw Moving Patterns

Here’s a summer vacation science project for high school students: “Making Moving Patterns.” First, pour milk into a shallow dish and add drops of various colors of food coloring.

Next, place a tissue soaked with dish detergent into the milk.

The spreading force of the detergent across the surface carries the food coloring along.

If you also try placing the tissue on top of the food coloring or add liquid food coloring, something curious happens—the colors move and spread like a psychedelic, moving mandala, showing a variety of expressions.

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Make wartime camp food from the Sengoku period

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It may come as a surprise, but during the Sengoku period, people didn’t have much of a habit of eating meat.

It wasn’t completely absent, of course, but then what did the soldiers of that era, who were constantly at war, mainly eat? How about researching that and actually trying to make those dishes yourself? You might even discover something and say, “Wait, this was field rations!?” It’s an independent research project that feeds your mind—and your stomach.

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Alcohol rocket

[Experiment] Tried Launching an Alcohol Rocket! [Massive Explosion!?]

This is an “alcohol rocket” that lets you do a rocket experiment with things you have at home.

All you need are alcohol, an aluminum can, a paper cup, and a lighter.

Cut off the top of the aluminum can and make a small hole at the bottom, then tape the can securely to a table.

Spray a quick mist of alcohol into the can and immediately cover the top with the paper cup.

Then light the small hole in the can, and the cup on top will launch.

Be careful with the sharp cut edge of the can and when handling fire!

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A Voltaic cell with 1-yen and 10-yen coins

[Experiment] Really? Make a battery with a 1-yen coin and a 10-yen coin!

This experiment shows that you can make a Voltaic pile with salt water and coins.

You’ll need concentrated salt water, 1-yen coins, 10-yen coins, and a multimeter.

Soak a small piece of kitchen paper with the salt water and place it on a coin.

Then just stack them up.

It sounds unbelievable, but when you place the multimeter on top, you’ll see it conducts electricity.

Prepare a device that runs on a small wattage and give it a try!

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Let’s try making magic props

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Among high school students, some of you might have a hobby of performing magic tricks, right? While some tricks require skill, there are plenty of magic props sold as products that let you enjoy magic easily.

In fact, some of them can be handmade without buying anything.

So how about making “magic props” as a science project? If you master the tricks while making the props, you might even become popular at school! Summarizing your own presentation style and tips will make it feel even more like a proper independent research project.

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Remaking a 100-yen shop clock

The part you can see from the back of a table clock or wall clock—the section with the battery compartment and the knob for setting the time—is called the movement.

You could say it’s the heart of the clock.

In fact, clock movements are sold on their own at 100-yen shops and home improvement stores, and you can use them to make your own original clock! If you’re good at woodworking, try starting from scratch by buying a wooden board and cutting a groove to fit the movement.

If that’s not your strong suit, there are also assembly kits with pre-cut grooves available, so you can use those instead.

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desk lamp

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How about this for your summer vacation project?Summer Vacation Craft#Summer VacationDesk lamp

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Here’s an idea for making a desk lamp that uses a magnet-mountable LED light.

The stand is entirely wooden, and the arm is movable so you can adjust the angle.

First, think about what size you want and what kind of structure you’re aiming for, and try drawing a design plan.

Once the plan is ready, figure out the lengths and quantities of wood you’ll need and source the materials.

These days, you can even find small pieces of wood at 100-yen shops, so those might work as well.

One of the joys of woodworking is choosing the finish—whether to go for a natural look with varnish or oil, or paint it your favorite color—so definitely consider a variety of options.

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Hane Keisuke

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