| With the jam-packed schedules of today's
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| | is definitely not rewarded.Savvy
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| families, why would either a student or a
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| | students, especially those who work their
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| parent want to add one more major
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| | way up to higher levels of competition,
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| activity? Clearly, any school project
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| | learn even more about communications
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| assigned to a student should meet a
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| | skills. They learn the importance of
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| stringent test for usefulness. Surprising
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| | marketing--picking topics and tuning
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| to some, a science fair project is one of
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| | their presentations in ways that will
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| the best learning experiences a student
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| | make them most likely to impress a
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| can undertake. And, if it is taken
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| | science fair judge. While some may bemoan
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| seriously, it can be an excellent way to
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| | this lack of purity in the pursuit of
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| earn significant prizes, qualify for
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| | science, the fact is that even a
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| scholarships, and distinguish a college
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| | professional scientist must compete for
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| application.Conceptually, a science fair
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| | funds to continue his or her research.
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| project is very straightforward. A
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| | When better to learn how to persuade
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| student chooses a scientific question he
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| | others than before your livelihood
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| or she would like to answer. Then,
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| | depends on it?A science fair project even
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| library and Web research on the question
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| | provides an opportunity for the
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| gives the student the background
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| | discussion of ethical issues such as
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| information he or she needs to formulate
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| | plagiarism and falsification of data.
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| a hypothesis and design an experiment.
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| | Indeed, such a discussion is highly
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| After writing a report to summarize this
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| | recommended. The ease of copying
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| research, the student performs the
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| | information from the Internet is hard to
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| experiment, draws his or her conclusions,
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| | resist, and many students are far ahead
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| and presents the results to teachers and
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| | of their teachers in understanding what
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| classmates using a display board. Most
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| | is possible.Preparing a science fair
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| students do their projects for a school
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| | project is an excellent example of what
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| science fair, but in many cases students
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| | education experts call active learning or
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| can enter that same project in fairs at
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| | inquiry (also "hands-on" learning). It is
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| the city or county level. This is the
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| | a very effective instructional method;
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| first step in competitions that lead up
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| | indeed, it is recommended as a
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| to the international level, where prizes
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| | cornerstone of successful science
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| total over $3,000,000 and the top winners
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| | teaching. Yet, according to the National
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| take home $50,000 scholarships.What makes
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| | Research Council, active learning is not
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| a science fair project such a great
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| | employed often enough in the classroom
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| learning experience is that it involves
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| | and its absence is seen as one of the key
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| so much more than science. If the student
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| | factors behind kids losing interest in
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| is in middle school, the research report
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| | science and not performing to their
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| will most likely be the longest paper the
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| | potential.Colleges want to see what
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| student has ever written. The
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| | students have done with the opportunities
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| bibliography for the report will also be
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| | they have available to them, and science
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| the first ever for some students. And,
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| | competitions are a fantastic opportunity.
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| while library research is still
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| | Typically, from two to four percent of
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| important, these reports are a great way
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| | science fair entrants at the high school
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| to hone computer research skills as well
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| | level move on to the top level of science
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| as learn the ins and outs of common
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| | fair competition, the Intel International
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| office programs such as word processors
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| | Science and Engineering Fair. While the
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| and spreadsheets. Most projects involve a
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| | competition is stiff, those odds are a
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| good deal of math, and all students get
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| | lot better than the lottery.Of course,
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| an opportunity to enhance their
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| | learning about science is at the heart of
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| presentation skills when they prepare
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| | a science fair project. Our society
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| their display board and discuss the
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| | relies more on science every day, and
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| project with judges.A science fair
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| | science fairs are a great way for
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| project will also have a longer duration
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| | students to become more knowledgeable
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| than any other assignment a student has
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| | about how the world around them works.
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| done. In contrast to the typical school
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| | Every citizen needs sufficient science
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| homework due the next day or perhaps a
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| | literacy to make educated decisions about
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| week hence, a science fair project
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| | what they see or read in the media, about
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| requires a student to learn to plan over
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| | their own health care, and about other
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| two or three months, a skill of immense
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| | every-day problems.
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| importance in adulthood. Procrastination
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