Science Fair Fun

We have neglected posting on the blog due to an overactive schedule. UGHHHH.

 A highlight to the month of April was the Science Fair we organized and hosted at our home. It will be a new addition to our school year from now on. The kids had a blast and the learning was child lead, which is learning at its best. The Science Fair allowed the kids to work in several areas of discipline ie. writing, scientific research/experimentation, visual arts/display, speech/oral reports, and computer skills creating charts/graphs. Some fun things I did was get Science Fair patches for all the participants, I created Science Fair certificates for each player based on their experiment, I put together mini science kits for each family using a collapsible bug house to enclose everything, I planned a few science experiments to do with the group, and I organized a potluck for afterwards so we could all break bread together and chat. My suggestions for anyone else interested in organizing their own Science Fair would be to plan it early, send out an email invitation with a description of what you expect and a letter of intent for all participants with an RSVP date several weeks prior to the event. This helps those of us who are schedually challenged to plan ahead and not wait till the last minute to organize and execute their Science Fair projects. We know who we are and having a deadline is a definite plus. The other families who participated also liked this and said it helped to keep them on track.
So if you have thought about it or wondered if you could then I encourage you to give it a try.