Million Dollar Projectmr. Mac's 6th Grade
'Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.' - Attributed to Groucho Marx 6/15/14. Million Dollar Project - Mr. Mac's 6th Grade $$$ the $1,000,000 project $$$ Do you ever wonder what it would be like to win a lottery? We will finish off the year in math with a project that involves creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, number sense, money, and FUN! Assignment: Students put their faces on fake paper money using Livequartz, a free image editor for Macs. Students download a copy of the fake million dollar bill image and take a headshot picture of themselves with a digital camera or webcam. Students use the eraser in Livequartz to erase the space inside the picture frame of the bill.
By 6th grade, your child is a Science Fair expert! We have rounded up the best sixth grade science fair ideas. The projects get more and more challenging – but still very doable with minimal involvement from adults. So stay back and enjoy your child’s scientific curiosity and diligence.
In this post, we’ve assembled 19 great science fair project ideas for 6th grade. We link each project description to its original source, where you can get more information and step-by-step instructions.
Using eggs and experimenting with different liquids, you can test to see what liquids, if any, will stain teeth.
Recommended for Grade 6.
Source: www.education.com
Million Dollar Project Mr. Mac's 6th Grade Edition
The purpose of this experiment is to test how beans grow in different pHs, and see if the chemical used to change the pH affected the beans’ response to the different pHs.
Recommended for Grade 6.
Source: www.freesciencefairprojects.com
Does the length of your ring finger determine how accomplished of an athlete you are? This project guides you through the steps to find out.
Recommended for Grades 6-7.
Source: www.all-science-fair-projects.com
These experiments will help the scientist to determine if people have a dominant hand, foot, eye or ear. A great behavioral discovery project.
Recommended for Grades 5-6.
Source: www.faculty.washington.edu
The goal of this project is to create a compound machine using pulleys and levers that would be able to lift a Barbie doll up and down by pulling a string by the player. A common problem on the playground is that you sometimes can’t find another person to go on the teeter totter with you.
Recommended for Grades 4-6.
Source: www.projects.juliantrubin.com
Learn how to make a sundial and then test its accuracy with a series of experiments.
Recommended for Grades 4-6
Source: www.explorable.com
Just about everything has potential energy stored in it. The problem is releasing that energy to be able to do some work.
A tiny peanut contains stored chemical energy. When we eat them, the stored energy is converted by our bodies so we can do work. We can also use the energy in a peanut to heat a container of water.
Recommended for grades 4-6
Source: www.energyquest.ca.gov
This experiment will demonstrate the detrimental effects of oil spills to marine life
Recommended for grades 4-6
Source: www.explorable.com
Make a simple microscope using water and take a closer look at the world around you.
The lens you create with water works like a microscope or magnifying glass, allowing you to see objects in much greater detail than if you were just looking with the naked eye.
Recommended for grades 4-6
Source: www.sciencekids.co.nz
How Does the pH of the Soil Affect the Type of Plants?
Plants’ survival can be based on the pH of the soil. This experiment lets you test soil pH based on the type of plants that live there.
Recommended for Grades 5-6.
Source: www.livescience.com
Surface tension is one of water’s most important properties. It is the reason that water collects in drops, but it is also why water can travel up a plant stem, or get to your cells through the smallest blood vessels. You can experiment with surface tension using just a few household items.
Recommended for Grades 5-6.
Source: www.hometrainingtools.com
This site gives you the background and instructions for answering this age old carnival question….Why are the “simple” games at carnivals so hard to win?
Million Dollar Projectmr. Mac's 6th Grade 5
Recommended for Grades 6-7.
Source: www.sciencebuddies.com
Discover which metals are best for a pot or a handle on the pot. This site guides you through the process of scientific discovery.
Recommended for Grades 6-7.
Source: www.hometrainingtools.com
This experiment tests the relationship between taste and smell. The site offers great guidelines, links for research and much more.
Recommended for Grades 6-8. Wwan support update 1.0 (for mac).
Source: www.sciencefair.math.iit.edu
This will test the theory that chewing gum will help you perform better on tests and other mental challenges.
Recommended for grades 6-8.
Source: www.education.com
These two scientists give you all of their tips to reproduce this experiment on your own to determine who will win your race.
Recommended for grades 6-8.
Source: www.pbskids.org
Learn how to power up a radio using the power of the sun!
Meta description checker. Recommended for grades 6-8.
Source: www.makeitsolar.com
Find out what effect the water depth has on a wave’s velocity.
Recommended for Grade 6-8.
Source: www.sciencebuddies.co
This project explores the effectiveness of various cleaning solutions in cleaning tarnished and oxidized coins.
Recommended for Grades 6-8.
Source: www.education.com
© Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports A collection of Patrick Mahomes cards is selling for big money on eBay.Rare card collections don't come on the market often, but Kansas City Chiefs fans, who have the money, are going to want to check out a massive card collection put up for sale on eBay.
Two Texas Tech fans are unloading their collection of Patrick Mahomes cards for a large sum of money. According to TMZ Sports, Robert DeArmitt Jr. and his wife Heidi are selling their collection of Mahomes cards for $7.5 million.
The couple started collecting the cards about three years ago and it began as an investment project in 2017. DeArmitt Jr. bought a card worth $275 following Mahomes' first start as a rookie in Kansas City .. the card now is valued at around $400,000.
In total, the couple spent about $20,000 making the collection with 32 cards. A majority of the cards in the collection are one-of-a-kind, have some sort of Mahomes patch or autograph and most have a perfect Gem-Mint 10 grade on them.
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