Science Fair

November 25th, 2008

Today we were given the opportunity to judge a science fair for grades five through eight. I thought this was a wonderful learning experience, because it showed us real life situations in which science is made meaningful and hands on for the students. I was able to see many different kinds of projects created by the students, and was able to interact with the students and receive detailed explanations about their projects. I was very impressed by most of the experiments created by the students, and had very informative conversations with them about their projects. Having the chance to judge the science fair was an excellent way to determine the content and academic levels these students are at. The students were very welcoming and interested in what we had to say, and eager to tell us about their projects. I thought this opportunity was very beneficial for us, because we got to see firsthand what students do inside the science classroom.