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Science Fair and more - 2008
(Yes, it's been a LONG time since I blogged, but let's just forget that and move on, lest I feel guilty. )
So this past Thursday evening our homeschool co-op put on a Science & Entrepreneurial Fair and Art & Writing Exhibit. It was a great success, much like the Literature Fairwe participated in last fall. (Another Literature Fair post is right here, too.)
As with the Literature Fair, this event was for all ages (kingergarten through adult) ... whomever wanted to participate. I took sign-ups for about three weeks (via email and a sign-up sheet at our weekly co-op.) There were about 23 participants and many attendees.
My daughter (10.75 years old) participated and was eager to do so. We've been doing a mini-chemistry study that I'd put together and one of the experiments was perfect for the Science Fair. Plus, in co-op she'd been attending art class and creative writing class, so had work in each of those exhibits.
Here are two pictures of my DD with her display. (Click to enlarge)
She did a NAKED EGG experiment and continued this with further additional activities. You can get the entire lesson plan PDF right here, or a smaller version of it here too (and scroll down to "What Else Can I Try?" and click on the "Here's How" link to get to the extension activity.) Additionally, LaPaz Farm Home Learning homeschool blog also has an entry on this topic. For us, this started out with reading about Calcium in It's Elementary! followed by the experiment in the VanCleave's Chemistry for Every Kid book. With a little bit of Googling I was able to dig up the extension for Naked Eggs.
Here are various photos from the event. (Faces blurred for privacy.) I tried to get a photo of all the science displays but may have missed some. Sorry to those participants I may have missed! At each participant's project space was a comment sheet for passersby to leave a friendly comment. That is always fun to read at the end of the night when we get home! My daughter really loves reading what people thought of her work. CLICK TO ENLARGE photos of the PROJECT BOARDS.
Right hand side of gymnasium.
(And a glimpse of a project board I forgot, Handmade Cleansers!)
Left hand side of gymnasium.
(And a glimpse of the display of various Knex models and paper plate 3-D models a girl had constructed.)
Bubbles
Magnets
Depression
Whales
Constellations
Heredity
Robots
Rockets
Sea shells
Tornados
DNA
Magnets (2)
"Eggs"periments
And here are some photos of those doing the "entrepreneurial thing."
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Here's the table for the exhibit for the creative writing class.
Across the top of the table was the "very, very long sentence" the kids created on the last day of classes.
And here is one segment of hallway that was used for the art classes exhibit.
Four pieces per student were displayed (each was labeled with the artist's name.)
Pieces were arranged by focus of study.
Chairs were set up around the walls of the gymnasium for people to sit and chit-chat if desired. The whole event lasted 90 minutes with 30 minutes allotted prior to that for set-up. Even with the rainy weather we had a good turn-out. This was our daughter's first time participating in a science fair and I'm sure she'll be doing this again in the future!
Hi! I really enjoy your blog, it's so informative both for homeschooling ideas and homemaking ideas as well. I'm going to suggest to my HS group that we do a science/writing/art/enterpreneur fair, it seems like lots of fun! I was also wondering about the creative writing class that your daughter took. I would like to teach a class at my co-op next fall and was wondering what sorts of projects she did? Thanks so much for your wonderful blog, it always brightens my day!
Tina (you can e-mail me privately if you prefer at zoogarden36@hotmail.com)
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Right hand side of gymnasium. 
Left hand side of gymnasium. 
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JEWELRY & SCARVES
CARAMEL CORN, T-SHIRT PAINTING, and a GAME
Across the top of the table was the "very, very long sentence" the kids created on the last day of classes.
Four pieces per student were displayed (each was labeled with the artist's name.) 
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so neat