science invention12 When You See Science Fairs Through a Different Lens

The science fairs of 2009 are well underway. I hope as parents and community volunteers, we’re embracing this opportunity instead of cringing. It’s a lot of work from start to finish. Just finding a worthy experiment can be a job in itself. No matter what age group you encourage, it’s no small task to come home from work, roll up your sleeves, and support that young adult from hypothesis, to research, to finished project. It does them no good for us to get too involved; yet the need for distant guidance is quite a tug. After all, we know how to do it, right?I bet we don’t. If we had all the answers, all our scientific enigmas would be solved already! The only thing requiring more patience than teaching a child is sparking their desire to learn. Maybe what needs to be sparked first, is a basic understanding of why that should matter to us.Our Eyes On ScienceSo many changes happen in a lifetime. Our grandfather’s generation saw the crank engine model A drive down dirt roads. Some older farmhouses still exist today that were once only lit… More >>