My daughter is trying to find a science project to do and she can't find anything, was wondering if anyone has any ideas that you can share or web sites that she can go to, so she can get some help. Any information you can share will be appreciated. Thanks.
Then it's a good job I asked, because I was going to suggest some potential experiments in physics. In general, I'm sure you could come up with any number of experiments - either just thinking on the subject or by searching online. From my experience, though, the keys to learning science are almost independent of the experiment: 1) Eliminate all unwanted factors from the series of experiments (keep at the same temperature, same humidity, same amount of light, etc.). 2) Take very careful and systematic measurements. Ensure the same assumptions are made for all measurements. 3) Be aware of the limits of accuracy. Many pieces of equipment, for example, are accurate only to 5% or 10%. There's no point your daughter measuring something to a supposed accuracy of 4.8563 if the measuring device is accurate only to +/- 0.1. 4) If a relationship is found between two properties, ensure that your daughter knows which one causes the other. For example, careful studies of the earth's history reveal that rises in temperature cause greater amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, not the other way around. I did a Google search for "10th grade biology experiments", and several relevant pages come up. For example, this one lists several biology experiments. Some of quite specific, so I'm sure your daughter could come up with variations on a theme. We need many more young women scientists, so I hope your daughter becomes increasingly interested in the sciences.
