| Oh dear, your days of peace and quiet are
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| | Research is part of the learning process.
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| over. Your child will be creating a
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| | * DO make certain that your child allows
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| science project for the school science
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| | enough time from start to finish. Six
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| fair. Your kitchen will become a
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| | weeks is a good idea. Some projects take
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| laboratory with messy chemicals and gooey
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| | much longer.
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| liquids. Your living room will become a
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| | * DO make sure that your child follows
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| staging area for display boards, charts
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| | the "scientific method". This will
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| and graphs. Your computer area will be
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| | include such topics as research, problem,
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| covered with pages and pages of research
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| | hypothesis, experiment and conclusion.
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| material.
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| | * DO listen to your child's "practice"
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| Is all this chaos really worth it?
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| | presentations.
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| Yes! Even though scientists and engineers
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| | * DON'T do any of the work for your
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| are held in high esteem, America is
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| | child, but DO give him/her
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| suffering from a lack of technically
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| | guidancewhenever needed. There are no
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| trained young people to enter the work
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| | yelling or short tempers when doing
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| force. Science fairs give children an
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| | science projects. There are only
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| appreciation for the science and
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| | opportunities for exciting discovery.
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| engineering fields and encourage them to
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| | * DO give encouragement, guidance and
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| seek technical careers. Steering your
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| | support.
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| child into successful science fair
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| | * DON'T stress the award factor. The most
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| participation and cheering their efforts
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| | important aspect of the entire exercise
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| is a good step toward their future.
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| | is discovery, excitement and learning.
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| So, where do you begin?
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| | * DO give your child the help they need
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| Here are some dos and don'ts to keep your
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| | in going to libraries, getting available
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| sanity, keep order in the house, and help
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| | computer time, and making funds available
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| your would-be scientists to create a
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| | for needed materials.
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| great project, and perhaps even win an
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| | * DON'T let your child do a project that
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| award.
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| | uses dangerous chemicals, or is otherwise
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| * DO help them select a project in a
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| | unsafe.
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| subject that holds their interest. A
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| | * DO instill a sense of pride and
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| topic they like and choose will keep them
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| | accomplishment to your child for their
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| interested and focused on the tasks at
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| | efforts, but DON'T be afraid to give your
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| hand.
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| | child constructive criticism.
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| * DON'T do the research for your student.
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