Rather than memorizing quickly forgotten facts, I spend time trying to figure out what's going on behind the scene. Is there a project that can be used to demonstrate what's really happening? Is there a way to make this concept easy to understand?

As a previous student, a father who cares about teaching proper study skills to my children, or when acting as one of the Physics, Math and Engineering Professors at our local college, “how things work” remains one of my core interests. If that is your interest as well, then this site is for you.

... But be warned, I do not intend this to be a stodgy, matter-of-fact boring presentation you might get in school. At least one of my goals is to be light hearted, point out the humor where we find it, and still shed light on the science behind many of the common everyday things we see around us.

Because of the old teacher in me, I can think of few better ways to learn than by doing. After a “how it works” discussion, this site quickly focuses on science projects for each topic that lends itself to that type of study. Teachers, students or just interested folks can find resources, "how to do" projects, science fair topics and other valuable information about the subject.

Another goal is to provide links to other materials that can help you dig right down into the bowels of it all, if that is where you need to go. Current news about the topic, articles, current events, books, report writing or other study material is provided for each major topic section whenever possible.

And then … just to make sure we have some fun … I include science games and other neat stuff to simply enjoy. The young kids (or the youngster inside each of us) can learn about science without even needing to be aware of it.

Because I have almost unlimited interest areas to cover, I expect this site to grow, and grow, and … well, I’m sure you get the Carl Saganism of it all. If you would like to know when new topics are added, existing topics are updated, or simply to keep in touch with "how-things-work-science-projects.com ", please feel free to sign up to my newsletter.

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Electricity Science Projects Electricity science projects can be fun! How does it work? Can we generate electricity? Is it related to magnetism? What is lightening? Lets see ...

Magnetism and Magnet Science Projects How does magnetism work? Can we make a magnet from everyday items, explain the northern lights, or even make electricity? Let’s see - magnet science projects are fun!

Directory of Science Projects A list of all science projects contained on this site, ordered by project type (magnetism, electricity, etc), or grade level.