Science fair

BPS had their first ever science fair this year. Both of our boys chose projects (with a little guidance from mom and dad....otherwise we would have had two baking soda/vinegar volcanoes to build). Nathan chose to create different shaped bubble wands and see what shape of bubbles they produced. He learned about what a hypothesis was and also that ALL bubbles are circular (at least the ones we made were).

Kaleb opted for a research based project. He learned all about Saturn. We checked out books from the library and searched the web to find our information. We made a chart comparing Earth and Saturn, and Kaleb wrote a short story about an astronaut and his space travels to go along with his project.
We learned a lot from doing these projects. We not only learned about science, but we also learned about creating something that you are proud of....which I think is equally as, if not more, important as the book stuff.

After completing our projects we went to Science Night at the school to find them on display. We also got to take part in lots of science activities. It was jam packed with people....but we were still able to take our turn at things. We looked through microscopes. (Aubri couldn't close one eye so she covered it with her hand....so cute....and what a problem solver!)

We examined dead frog guts and other creepy crawlies. It was pretty cool....and yucky...all mixed together.
We also got to see animal skins, see a disected cow's eye, look at Jupiter through a telescope, and learn about germs and plaque. I had never thought about it before, but most science is pretty disgusting....perfect for little boys!