[Middle School Students] Easy One-Day Science Projects and Crafts Ideas
Have you already decided on your summer vacation independent research project? It’s easy to panic when you feel you have to do it but don’t have much time.
For junior high school students like that, here are some simple research and craft ideas you can complete in a day.
Once you gather the necessary materials, you can start right away! For example, there are experiments using everyday items and fun crafts you can make.
If you enjoy it, you’ll finish in no time.
After the experiment, write up your summary and reflections in a report.
That’s the most important part of the project.
Start thinking about it early so you can enjoy your summer vacation!
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[Middle School] Easy One-Day Science Projects and Crafts (111–120)
sand candle
Here’s a science project idea that adapts sand art using colorful sand.
Make cute and romantic sand candles and become the star of your class! It’s super easy: place a candle wick in the center of a glass and add sand little by little with a spoon.
The fun of this project is trying different things—experiment with color combinations, adjust the amounts, or mix the sands.
There are also sand candle kits available, so check those out if you want an easy start.
After you’re done, light it in the dark and let it soothe you!
Making resin accessories
How about making your own original accessories using resin—a liquid that hardens into something as clear as glass? All you need are resin, a mold, and motifs like flowers.
Here’s the best part: you can get most of the materials at 100-yen shops, so it’s budget-friendly.
A UV light is handy for curing, but you can manage without one.
It’s a great independent research project, especially recommended for women.
Try making artificial salmon roe
With educational candy kits and the like, you can sometimes make things that look just like salmon roe.
How about a science project where you make such “artificial salmon roe” yourself? Specifically, by using sodium alginate and calcium lactate as ingredients and mixing in something like strawberry-flavored shaved ice syrup, you can create artificial salmon roe that looks just like the real thing.
It would be fun to make them in various colors.
Portable cloud
Clouds are an essential part of everyday scenery, but I don’t think many people understand the principles behind them in detail.
So let’s research how clouds form and try to recreate that inside a plastic bottle as an independent study project.
All you need are a plastic bottle and an incense stick! Clouds form when water droplets gather around tiny particles, so we’ll use incense smoke as a substitute for those particles.
Make carryable water
Did you know you can hold water? Mix sodium alginate into water thoroughly.
Then just drop that water into a calcium lactate solution.
That’s all it takes to make “edible” spheres of water you can hold.
It’s a fun experiment with a jiggly appearance.
Why does this “holdable water” form? It would be great to write a report explaining the mechanism.
Recommended for students who enjoy science experiments.