Stand out with your junior high school independent research! A collection of fun experiment and craft ideas

Make gum using flour

[Experiment] Apparently you can make gum with ◯◯! I tried it to see if it’s true!

You can easily make gum yourself using things you have at home.

Let’s try making gum with bread flour.

In this experiment, we’ll explore gluten.

Prepare 50 g of bread flour, a bowl, a measuring cup, a scale, and 20 cc of water.

The gum you make can actually be eaten, but it doesn’t have any flavor, so you might want to mix in a sweetener or fruit juice.

Ways to keep cool

Uchimizu Project: Uchimizu in Marunouchi

In the days before air conditioners, people got through the hot summer by using various clever methods such as sprinkling water on the ground and hanging reed screens.

Ask your grandpa, grandma, or elderly neighbors to learn their tips for staying cool in summer.

Also, look into the scientific reasons why these methods help lower the temperature.

Urban legends investigation at school

[School's Seven Mysteries] I tried the cursed 13 steps.

Every school has its own urban legends—like Hanako of the Toilet or statues that start walking around at night—and they’re always a lively topic of conversation.

How about researching them? It could make for a slightly different kind of independent study from everyone else’s.

Origin of the national flag

Origins of the Hinomaru and Palau’s National Flag

It is widely known that the number of stars on the American flag, commonly called the Stars and Stripes, represents the number of states.

Of course, the United States is not unique in this respect; the national flags that countries around the world raise as symbols of their nations each have their own origins.

Many of these are deeply connected to historical events.

For those interested in history, it is a highly intriguing topic.

Abbreviation research

What do ATM, FYI, ASAP, BTW, and LOL stand for? (Acronyms) [ ForB English Lesson ]

When you casually watch the news, you often see terms abbreviated into a few letters—like WHO (World Health Organization) and IOC (International Olympic Committee).

Let’s look into a variety of abbreviations, from the familiar to the less well-known.

Crystal making

An easy way to make table salt crystals

These are crystals that cannot be seen without a microscope, but by growing them larger, they can become visible to the naked eye.

Try growing crystals from familiar substances like sugar or table salt.

Crystals are very beautiful, so you might be surprised by how moving the experience can be.

Research ways to keep vegetables fresh

The idea of standing them up: Store vegetables upright! Keeps them fresh longer and makes your fridge tidy.

I think many people lay vegetables down in the crisper drawer.

But did you know that storing them upright can actually help keep them fresher? In general, vegetables last longer when stored in the same orientation as when they were grown.

So as a science project, why not research different methods for preserving vegetable freshness and compare which one keeps them fresh the longest? There are many other ways to maintain freshness as well, such as wrapping them in newspaper and placing them in a sealable bag to prevent drying out, or storing them at a low temperature!

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