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SCIENCE FAIR

TODAY!

Every year we search the internet and a variety of books for a really good science fair project idea. There are some amazing ideas but we have to find one that sparks the interest of the child doing the project. And we have to find one that doesn't give away the results someone else found. Kids are funny. If they think they have to get a specific result on their experiment, it takes the fun out of the whole project. Heather and her cousin Eric did the exact same experiment one year and got totally different answers. But both took first place in their class. (Eric, you never did thank me for that idea! Ha Ha)

When I originally posted the 2010 science fair projects above, I deliberately left off the girls' findings. I thought I should let people wonder and maybe spark the interest of some young scientist. Instead, I generated a lot of questions about how things turned out. I am now bowing to the pressure and will post the results.

Heather
Heather and her partner tested candles that had been kept at different temperatures for different amounts of time. They thought the candles kept in the freezer for the longer period of time would take longest to burn. They were correct.

They took 3rd place from the judges' scores and received a 97% from their teacher.

Megan
Megan tested her favorite food: popcorn. She microwaved a variety of brands of popcorn to see which one had the fewest number of unpopped kernels (old maids) left over. She thought that Orville Redenbacher brand would pop best because the box said they wanted to do one thing and do it well. She was correct.

She didn't place at all based on the judges' scores; however, her teacher gave her a 100%.