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| The third and fourth grade
students worked really hard to get their projects put together. Once the
research was done, and the experiment had been exhaustively checked and
rechecked, |
the big chore was to present
it in an interesting and creative way one a trifold board. |
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| Many of them used the
computers to put together titles and salient points from their projects. |
But the real key was: WORK!
(surprise, surprise) |
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| Of course, all of the students
could count on the support and encouragement of their teachers. |
We had many judges who
generously gave of their time and expertise, asking the children about
their projects and evaluating their results. |
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| Hey, where did this
participant come from? Have we seen him before? |
The judges were impressed by
the quality and the quantity of projects presented by the aspiring
scientists. |
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| The students were even
impressed by each other. And interested in what others had compiled. |
All of the participants were
nervous, but they bravely hung in there. |
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| This was the largest and most
competitive fair we have had in some time. |
Some of our judges have come every year
for some time. They enjoy the chance to talk to the youngsters and
encourage them in their endeavors. |
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| Our judges had the benefit of experts
in two languages, also. Some of the experts were students, some were
judges. |
Our principal was delighted to see so
much learning taking place, and so much enjoyment in science. |
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| Some of the children waited
patiently for a good long while. They had already been involved in
classroom contests, and were chosen to represent their classes. They
took the job seriously. |
At the front of the fair, the
tally people were busy tallying bananas...er....points from the
evaluation sheets the judges were organizing. |
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| The parents, who had done such
a tremendous job of supporting and assisting both the school fair and
the academic progress of their children, waited patiently in the
background. |
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