Summer Homework "Jiyu Kenkyu"

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Kanto Tokyo
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Update date
2022-08-20

Summer vacation for Japanese elementary schools start from late July until end of August! Although it's a vacation, kids still have a lot of homework to do. The highlight of the homework is "Jiyu Kenkyu (自由研究)" or "free research." However, some kids and parents get stuck on choosing a topic and proceeding the research.

These "Jiyu Kenkyu Otasuke Kit (自由研究おたすけキット)" cover topics that kids might be interested in. They include kits necessary for research and instructions for writing experiment reports, helping out kids to carry on their free research!

Let's research about Vitamin C
You can research which food contains Vitamin C and compare the amount of Vitamin C contained in different food and drinks.

Let's research about CO2
You can research areas with high concentration of CO2 and also test that plants absorb CO2.

Let's research about fingerprints
You can detect fingerprints on glass cups with aluminum powder, and determine the type of fingerprint. The attached guidebook will let you learn about forensic science.

Let's make a lemon battery
A kit to make a battery by inserting copper and zinc plates into a lemon. You can learn how electricity is created.

Let's research about DNA
You can extract DNA from vegetables, meat, and even from cells of your own mouth, and research. The attached guidebook lets you learn about DNA and genes.

Let's research about delicious water
You can learn how the properties of water affects its taste by examining the hardness and HP (degree of acidity/alkalinity) of drinking water.


These topics are also interesting to adults too!

Jiyu Kenkyu Otasuke Kit: 1,320 yen each
*Recommended age range: 3rd Grade +
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