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 Need Help with Science Fair Projects??
So, how do you help your child decide what fun science fair projects for him/her to do? Well, it depends on what activities your child enjoys doing on a daily basis. For
primary age children, parents should ask, "Does my child like....outdoors activities? outer space? Getting their whole body involved in whatever they are doing? quietly
contemplating the world?"
For middle- or high school-aged kids ask yourself what your children wonder about or what they enjoy doing for long periods of time. Together, discover what they
actually perceive as fun. Why is fun so important? That is because for a child to own the project and to get invested in doing their project, he/she must enjoy the process.
Whatever the age or what science topic is chosen, there are other steps that must be included. Different schools may have different requirements for their science fairs.
Most schools require that you to write a hypothesis, materials used, details of the experiment including graphs and charts of your data and conclusions. Some require
background information and bibliography.
Encourage your kids to keep a journal and to record every detail of what they observe when conducting their experiments. From their journal, they will be able to gather
all the important information to include in their reports and displayed at the science fair. Although this may not seem like fun at first, they will enjoy documenting
their progress if the project and the experiments are exciting and fun.
So there you have it...how to find fun science fair projects that will capture the attention of any age kid.
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