Recommended for elementary school students! Science fair topics & craft ideas

Insects that gather at tree sap or lights

Daytime insects gathering at the sap of the sawtooth oak

Various insects gather daily at places like tree sap oozing from trunks and around streetlights.

This is a free research project where you investigate the insects that congregate there.

Compare the differences between insects that gather during the day and at night, and summarize the spots where they gather most.

Since venomous insects may also appear, it might be safer to go with an adult.

Let’s look at the light of water and sugar!

[Independent Research] Let's Look at the Light of Water and Sugar!

To us humans, the light from the sun or fluorescent lamps only looks white, but did you know that we’re actually seeing a blend of many colors that appears whitish? This experiment lets you experience that.

By using water and sugar water, it’s a curious experiment that allows you to extract and see a portion of the light from a fluorescent lamp.

Let’s measure buoyancy!

[Independent Research] Let's Measure Buoyancy!

This is an experiment to see what happens when you put a “light metal” and a “heavy weight” into water! You’ll need the weight, the metal, a plastic cup, and water.

Objects generate an upward force when placed in water, and they effectively become lighter by the amount of buoyant force.

Try various other items too and enjoy some surprising experiments!

Let’s research road signs.

Question Mark on a Road Sign

There are many road signs installed even in the areas where we normally live.

These are not only messages for drivers, but also for cyclists and pedestrians.

It might be a good idea to look into the meanings of the road signs around you, and along with that, to research roads with heavy traffic or dangerous roads.

Survey of food origins

Vegetable relay Kanagawa “Komatsuna” Komatsuna

There is always a label showing where the foods we casually eat are made.

This activity involves checking that label and investigating what kind of place they’re produced in.

By looking into it, you might start to see where most of the items are made.

A capsule toy machine made from a candy box

[Crafting with Kinoko no Yama and Takenoko no Sato] Handmade Gachapon / How-to Video / Crafts Made from Snack Boxes / Easy Craft / Meiji Chocolate / Marble Chocolate / DIY Chocolate Dispenser

Let’s make a capsule toy machine that makes use of candy boxes as packaging! The cool thing about this machine is that you can change what comes out depending on whether you turn the dial to the right or to the left.

Press in the bottom part of the box so it forms a slope.

If you use an empty cylindrical candy container for the turning dial, you’ll have an adorable candy-themed capsule machine! Of course, you can fill it with the candies that came in the box, and you could even put in one different candy or a special “winner” prize inside!

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beetle (specifically, a rhinoceros beetle)

[At-home time] I made a rhinoceros beetle and a stag beetle using a glue gun from the 100-yen shop!!

Let’s try making beetles and stag beetles—the classic insects of summer—using a hot glue gun.

If you use the finished pieces as decorations, they’ll really emphasize a summery atmosphere.

Create each part on a sheet of parchment (baking) paper, and then glue the parts together at the end to complete the model.

Giving each piece a good rounded shape is an important point for achieving a three-dimensional look when it’s finished.

You can aim for a realistic appearance, or play with colors and shapes to create your own original creatures—it could be a lot of fun.

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