Have you always wanted to know about something? Or how something works?
Use the time to research topics that are of interest to you. But you must present the information in an interesting way (NO Power points or Google Presentations). Here are some other options to present your research:
I have brainstormed some possible research topics and listed them below. If none of them are of interest to you then talk to Mr. Hanson about other possibilities that you would like to research.
How does a Fitbit work?
Is the paleo diet (eating mostly meat) really the way prehistoric people lived? Is it the optimal diet for humans?
Is Europe's opposition to genetically modified crops about science or economics?
Is autism a kind of brain damage?
Are annual doctor's check-ups really necessary? Are they really the best way to help people stay healthy?
Can endangered areas and animals be saved by helping local people develop alternative economies like raising tropical fish or ecotourism?
How important is it to explore our solar system? Is space exploration really necessary?
What is dark energy? What do we really know about the universe we live in?
Why do we sleep? How much sleep do we really need?
What is chronic fatigue? Is it a real disease and if so, what causes it? Can it be cured?
Is it beneficial or harmful for wild animals to have interactions with people?
Which of the current science fiction movies is the most plausible? (pick one or more and evaluate its representation of science)
How well do science museums really teach science?
Why do birds have such beautifully colored feathers?
How are insects being used as models for miniature robots?
What have we learned about the universe from meteorites?
How did human speech develop? Are there clues we can find in researching primate social interactions?
How do we remember things? How reliable are our memories in recalling how things really happened?
Why are some diseases that we thought we had eradicated (like the measles or whooping cough) returning to infect people?
Why do animals hibernate?
I have brainstormed some possible research topics and listed them below. If none of them are of interest to you then talk to Mr. Hanson about other possibilities that you would like to research.
How does a Fitbit work?
Is the paleo diet (eating mostly meat) really the way prehistoric people lived? Is it the optimal diet for humans?
Is Europe's opposition to genetically modified crops about science or economics?
Is autism a kind of brain damage?
Are annual doctor's check-ups really necessary? Are they really the best way to help people stay healthy?
Can endangered areas and animals be saved by helping local people develop alternative economies like raising tropical fish or ecotourism?
How important is it to explore our solar system? Is space exploration really necessary?
What is dark energy? What do we really know about the universe we live in?
Why do we sleep? How much sleep do we really need?
What is chronic fatigue? Is it a real disease and if so, what causes it? Can it be cured?
Is it beneficial or harmful for wild animals to have interactions with people?
Which of the current science fiction movies is the most plausible? (pick one or more and evaluate its representation of science)
How well do science museums really teach science?
Why do birds have such beautifully colored feathers?
How are insects being used as models for miniature robots?
What have we learned about the universe from meteorites?
How did human speech develop? Are there clues we can find in researching primate social interactions?
How do we remember things? How reliable are our memories in recalling how things really happened?
Why are some diseases that we thought we had eradicated (like the measles or whooping cough) returning to infect people?
Why do animals hibernate?