science fairs

Hello everyone. I have a daughter in 9th grade, and she's a critical thinker. We've spoken about skepticism and critical thinking often. She has the opportunity to do a science project/experiment in the near future, and we've been discussing how helpful it would be to the advancement of...

Every year I have to help my kids come up with two science fair project ideas and I get tired of flipping through all the same old ideas. We have done a couple of really creative ones over the years, and one kid already picked a pretty good one for this year, but I am having trouble finding...

http://www.photobasement.com/41-hilarious-science-fair-experiments/ The future of science?

Another Christian Science Fair embarrasses itself Brian Benson, an eighth-grade student who won first place in the Life Science/Biology category for his project "Creation Wins!!!," says he disproved part of the theory of evolution. Using a rolled-up paper towel suspended between two glasses of...

Hi folks. I'm a long time lurker, and I thought I'd share a story with you for my first post. I have a 13 year old nephew, Shaun, who lives with his mother. Because he rarely sees his father, I play the role of the 'cool uncle' - taking him to football games, helping with his schoolwork, and...

I recently was a judge in the Washington State Science Fair. It was a lot of fun and I was truly impressed by some of the students but one thing bothered me. I was told we should try to award 10% of the people 1st place prizes, 10% 2nd place, 10% 3rd place and everyone who showed at least half...