So there is this rule at Park Lodge that says kids in grades 1 and up have to do a science project. Really? What six year old in 1st grade is going to actually do their own science project. What it really ends up being is a project that the parents do most of the work for and the kids take credit for (for most of the students, at least). I'm not even sure first and second graders get anything out of these projects. And this is our second year doing it. Last year Olivia did effects of different things on teeth, which was way more work than we intended it to be. And she understood it well, but couldn't tell it well so she didn't place in the regional competition at the local college.
This year, though, we learned our lesson and just let her take the reins. She decided she wanted to buy some mealworms (yuck) and see if they liked fruits or vegetables better. Why this is important for any reason is beyond me, but it taught her about the scientific process and she actually enjoyed this project better. We put carrots and celery on one side of the carton and apples and bananas on the other. We judged what the mealworms liked best by seeing which food was eaten more and which foods had worms on them at a specific time of day.
Olivia and Rix did really well (Rix's was something about how the weather affects your golf game) and both got invited to the regional competition at Pacific Lutheran University.
In front of her display during Park Lodge Science Fair night.
Rix's board was really cool. Bryan cut golf balls in half and glued them to his board!
1 comment:
Ugh...mealworms. I'm kind of happy that the boys' school doesn't require science projects :)
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