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  Science Fair Winners Announced!   I have a six-year-old kindergartener who thinks if her school offers a certificate of ANY kind, it's worth entering. So, several weeks ago, we spent 12 hours doing a Science Fair Project. It was tedious. Explaining the process. Doing the process. Then, letter by letter, she spelled out every word of the process and waited for her to write it down in her data book.   She wrestled her completed project onto the bus.   She practiced daily telling me what her project was about and what "Hypothesis" meant.   Today, they announced the winners.   Winner of the Kindergarten Grade Level, School Science Fair is....MY DAUGHTER!!   I"'m one proud Mama!

  Get the Judges Attention with these Science Fair Projects Elementary science fair projects that are sure to attract judges include topics on Zoology, Astronomy, Meteorology, Physics, Botany, and Food Science projects. You can make your science fair project attractive to judges through your display and most importantly with your methodology. You also have to make sure that the project is choose is feasible for your level and can be displayed neatly and creatively. Here are some cool elementary science fair project ideas that judges will surely find attractive: Zoology Science Projects Do you love animals? Then you can study about them. You can start with your pet or end up working about creepy insects. These projects are great to work on not only because the materials and resources are easy to find, but also because they are so interesting that you will really love to study about them. Once you have full interest in your work, then you can easily bring out the best in your scien...

  Six Great Strategies One of the goals of a parent is to be able to prepare your child for various school activities and events such as a science fair. Here are the best strategies that a parent can do to help a child in their preparation: develop techniques on motivation; guide the child  in selecting topics; integrate the fair with other subjects; set up a timetable. The success of science fairs relies greatly on the child's capacity to perform well during a science fair school activity. The preparation is one aspect that plays an important role in the success of this event. Preparation starts right inside the classroom and should carry over into your home...Below is a list of strategies you can try doing, and see a big difference: Develop techniques on motivation Think of some motivation methods you can use to bring the spark in your child's’ eyes when you mention the words science fair. Although rewards are very promising and convincing for children yet, you need to empha...