Science Experiments

Question: Is anyone else concerned and dismayed with all of this testing in public schools? Science is out: no time.?

Emphasis on testing in public schools:
Results:
Science experiments and fairs are out (no time): no wonder this country has fallen behind in science
Social studies: most students now wouldn’t be able to identify the first line of the Declaration of Independence. No clue at all about the Bill of Rights
Test, test, test: practice tests for the practice tests for the real tests. 2-3 hours of homework in lower grades to practice more tests at home. PE? forget it : students do not get this anymore, especially this time of the school year: time only to practice for tests. No time for physical activity at home: two much homework! (homework is more test practice: mindlessly filling in multiple choice circles)
What can be done? (Can’t afford private school)
This is not the way school was when I went: we actually learned and enjoyed most of it. We did not sit around learning how to take and pass tests!
Does anyone else have thoughts about this?

Answer: This is why more and more people are turning to home education, where kids can study anything like and learn a great deal more in considerably less time.

Lizzy’s 1st Grade Science Project

Question: What are some award winning science fair experiments?

NO DEMONSRTRATIONS. what are some award winning science fair projects that are interesting and will actually win nothing like which plants grows better(water or soda) something veryyy scientific and crreatiiiveeee .

Answer: These sites have lots of science fair project ideas:

http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/Resources/GettingStarted.html

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category0.html

http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/sci_fair/science_fair.htm

http://www.scienceproject.com/

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html

http://www.freesciencefairproject.com/

http://scienceclub.org/scifair.html

Plants Science Experiment – Plants Maze

Question: Does anyone have any crazy science experiments?

I’m teaching a class called Mad Scientist and I need ideas on cool and fun projects to do with kids.

Answer: Visit http://www.gojocal.org OR http://www.goldenkstar.com

Download Free science and math software. This gives a lot of stuff for your fun projects

Free Science Fair Projects For Winning Kids