It’s that time of year when students around the country scramble to develop a science fair project that is at least somewhat interesting to them AND can be completed before the deadline.
This year our science fair project (I say “our” because it really is a group effort helping him narrow down his options, select a topic, discuss the best way to do the experiment, guide the production of the final board and presentation, etc.) was all about a heat lamp, colored construction paper, jars of water, a thermometer, and lots of hours.
After last year’s successful project my nephew was much more confident with organizing his time and materials and performing the experiment. He also better understood what the presentation board needed and how to make it more pleasing.
As a sixth grader he still needed a lot of hand-holding and step-by-step guidance but much less than he needed the previous year. And, I hear tell that performed exceedingly well on his oral presentation. Good show!