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Understanding Project "Difficulty"
Science Buddies ranks each project on a scale of one to ten, with one being the easiest and ten being the hardest.
What Number Is Right for You?
The correct level of difficulty depends on a number of things:
- Your grade in school
- How many science and math classes you have taken
- How well you do in science and math
- How much help you can get from teachers, parents, and friends
For an average student, the following table is a good guideline:
| Difficulty: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Grades K-5 | |||||||||||
| Grades 6-8 | |||||||||||
| Grades 9-12 | |||||||||||
| Easy | Hard | ||||||||||
Thus, for a typical student in grades 6 - 8, an easy project would be a 4 and a challenging project would be a 7. Try an easier project if you have a weak background in science, or a harder one if you are especially good.
