One project idea is to chart the changes that the plants near your home make during the month of October. You can examine plants in a park, around your house or apartment or even on your school grounds. Create a log that details when you make your observations, where the plants are located, local weather conditions, precipitation rates, humidity rates and temperatures. Also note what changes are taking place, how many leaves are affected and what plant species are most effected.

Another project idea is to examine insect activity during the month of October. See if insects and spiders do anything special to prepare for the cold months ahead. For example, do they build extra insulation into their nests, do they start going inside, do they hibernate or do they migrate. You can also look at the subterranean activities of bugs by digging holes and counting the number of bugs that you see. Chart if this number increases or decrease as the month progresses or compare the number of bugs based on the depth of the hole.

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Tomorrow is the first day of March, and we are only a few weeks away from the official start of Spring. This means now is the perfect time to start planning spring science projects, demonstrations and experiments. If you teach the lower grades, K-3, then your projects can focus on the transition between winter and spring. You can plan seed germination experiments, lessons on the properties of matter and on the basics of an ecosystem.

Teachers that teach kids in grades 4-8, can focus on more complex topics like food webs, energy, solar power, the properties of heat, biology, the life cycle and astronomy. Spring is a great season to explore outside science concepts because kids are naturally driven to go outside. If you happen to have a school yard that has trees, or if you are close to a park, then plan outdoor classes that explore and chart the transition of a tree from its dormant winter state to its full foliage stage during the height of spring.

When planning your spring science fair projects try to think outside the box. Keep in mind that seasonal changes can be used to supplement astronomy for kids lesson plans. Use educational science magazines for inspiration and information to enrich your spring lessons.

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