Comments on: Science projects without tears http://www.geardiary.com/2009/03/02/science-projects-without-tears/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susanhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/03/02/science-projects-without-tears/#comment-42628 Susan Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:51:27 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=22508#comment-42628 Hi Wayne. I am a parent and I agree that we as parents shouldn't be charged with coming up with and doing school projects for our children. A definite part of school is for them to learn, explore and most important ask questions. Not have mom and dad set it up or just do the majority of it. I am doing the science fair with my daughter for the first time this year and have experienced first hand the anxiety as a parent - the pressure to come up with something that will wow at the fair. But it shouldn't be about me. It should be about finding another avenue for learning and expanding her mind. I work for a science company that doesn't charge for ideas and instead offers them as guides and encourages students to get their hands dirty and ask questions. I have turned over the research to my daughter and have her searching our website (<a href="http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com/experiments/)" target="_blank">http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com/experiments/)</a> for an activity or a good science question to explore (with my guidance, but not my complete involvement). Kids and their parents can find over a hundred free ideas for home-based science projects. It takes the pressure off the parents and gives the kids the opportunity to explore on their own. One of my favorite experiments is Colored Milk. It only involves items you find in your kitchen - <a href="http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000066" target="_blank">http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00...</a> Hi Wayne. I am a parent and I agree that we as parents shouldn't be charged with coming up with and doing school projects for our children. A definite part of school is for them to learn, explore and most important ask questions. Not have mom and dad set it up or just do the majority of it. I am doing the science fair with my daughter for the first time this year and have experienced first hand the anxiety as a parent – the pressure to come up with something that will wow at the fair. But it shouldn't be about me. It should be about finding another avenue for learning and expanding her mind.

I work for a science company that doesn't charge for ideas and instead offers them as guides and encourages students to get their hands dirty and ask questions. I have turned over the research to my daughter and have her searching our website (http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com/experiments/) for an activity or a good science question to explore (with my guidance, but not my complete involvement). Kids and their parents can find over a hundred free ideas for home-based science projects. It takes the pressure off the parents and gives the kids the opportunity to explore on their own. One of my favorite experiments is Colored Milk. It only involves items you find in your kitchen – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00…

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