Rachel did an experiment to see what improved short term memory the most: walking, sitting or chewing gum.
She found that the majority of people have better recall if they are walking while learning new information. It was a pretty involved project and she did a great job (and won a blue ribbon). (What she really wanted to do was holographic photography so she could study the effect of temperature on different materials. Mom and Dad wouldn't let her spend that much money unfortunately.)
Kaitie did her project on the relationship between a ball's temperature and how high it will bounce. She learned all about molecules, gases and density. She also did a great job and earned not only a blue ribbon, but also the Best of Show ribbon for the third grade. She was very happy. But....the best news came later that night. Her teacher from last year stopped her in the hall to ask her about her project. Her teacher was impressed with how much Kaitie had learned. She asked if Kaitie would come teacher her second graders about it the next day. Kaitie was more than happy to. (The next day she reported that her first day of teaching went great.)
2 comments:
Great job on your science fair projects!!! You should both be really proud of yourselves!! Myah did her last science fair project on temperature and bouncy balls as well and also won a blue ribbon. It was a lot of fun. And I will have to start walking around when I am trying to learn something. Thank you Rachel! :)
You have such smart kids. My kids science projects will entail how much force an arrow will need to pierce both lungs of an elk, or if you can actually blow up from lighting your own farts. One or the other.
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