Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

I'm in a engineering class, and we are doing a science project. I'm not into plants, I'm okay in math, but not really. So, I was wondering what project could I possibly do? My teacher wants an advanced project that can be measured. I did the quiz wizard (whatever its called) and those topics aren't really measureable. So is there any other suggestions? ( I am a very creative person; creative I do, math I do not).

Hi littlemissgothgirl,

I think that the best project will be one that truly interests you. Perhaps there is a topic from your engineering class that you’re curious about and you want to investigate it further. Or maybe you have some interests from other activities that might form the basis of a project.

Many (if not most) of the project ideas listed on this site are experiments which include measurable observations. I’m not sure if this is what your teacher means by a “project that can be measured”. You may want to clarify this with your teacher. My suggestion is to think through some topics that may interest you. Then search the project database on this site to find projects related to your topics. I’m sure you’ll find some inspiration.

I hope this helps. Please post again if you have more questions.

A. Norman