Social Studies Activities : Page 14

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

Test the effects of left and right handedness on writing speed and penmanship. Volunteers hand-copy the same paragraph of text, which samples look neater?

Determine which factors promote the greatest memory interference. Administer test, time how long it takes subjects to complete different tasks.

In this science fair experiment, middle school students evaluate whether tone of voice can influence our ability to remember a list of everyday objects.

Determine if it is easier to memorize colors, words, words in phrases, pictures or numbers. Determine at when retention rate in each category is the best.

Determine if left-handed people have faster response times.

This science fair project idea determines whether the older population prefers darker, duller colors rather than bright and lush colors.

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.

Learn about our response to scents that existed in our environment over evolutionary time and consider why scents might affect our mood state.

Explore the neural and mental mechanisms at play in mental imagery.

This science fair project idea compares the cuteness reaction between genders.

Spark your child's interest in ancient history by making a round shield like the ones carried by hoplites, Ancient Greek citizen-soldiers.

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

This science fair project idea explores whether dogs do look like their owners.

Science fair project in which you will stage an election campaign to determine whether people are more swayed by a positive ad or negative ad.

Evaluate the efficacy of different pain management techniques.

Learn the chemistry and physics of the brain, how our nervous system work. Demonstrate that the brain is an electrical and chemical machine.

Evaluate if people are more influenced by video or audio advertising.

Explore whether pianists have the tendency to type faster than non-pianists.

This science project investigates the influence of different genres of movies on appetite.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

Explore history and prepare for backyard battle with this samurai helmet craft.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

It's the day before the test, and you still have a ton to memorize! Sound familiar? Test memorizing techniques to help yourself out next time.

Research optical illusions and human auras. Understand why the probable cause of perception is mach bands.

This science fair project evaluates the suggestibility of males versus females in copying the actions of those around them.

Learn more about consumer preferences, product availability and pricing. Search ebay listings typing keywords of your choice. Interpret statistical analysis

This experiment will investigate whether reward or punishment is more apt to motivate people.

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.