3rd Annual Science Fair.
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 08:30AM We had our third annual homeschool group science fair on Sunday. (You can read about the second annual fair and the first science fair in these other posts (scroll down on that second link).) It was fabulous as usual. I love seeing all the projects the kids come up with! Here's what it looked like:
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We ended up with about 44 projects (and more kids than that). We have the kids set up and then each table has a little notebook that gets filled with positive feedback as we walk around. Fun times!
Because we didn't manage to get pictures of the boys or their projects actually at the fair, though, we staged them again at home the next day. Here's Noah:
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He tested the reactions between various acids and bases and then presented his findings, while also talking about chemical reactions in general. The molecules on the table represent some of the acids and bases he used.
Asher's project was entitled "If We Had No Moon." He listed various things that would happen "if we never had a moon" and also "if tomorrow the Death Star blew up the moon"...
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...and on the table he put together models to show how the moon was formed in the first place:
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Micah's project this year was about planetary orbits. He talked about the difference between a year and a day (for each planet) and then made a model, noting that nothing was to scale. ;)
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After he'd done all this, he decided his project board was too plain, so drew all the planets to decorate it. I particularly liked some of his additions, like the "flying saucer" just off of Earth...
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And, to wrap up this long post, here are all three with their hard-earned science fair participation medals:
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Each participant received a medal and certificate (along with their notebook full of feedback) and went home happy. Yay!
(And, yes, they've already started brainstorming for next year. ;) So glad they love this!)
Reader Comments (1)
love those science fair projects! This year....for the 3rd year in a row, my 5th grader has chosen something to rot or mold....well, not intentionally, but first it was apples, then bean sprouts, and now we're soaking eggs in various liquids. The eggs are staying in the garage :)