Reading over her board, I like how she actually proved part of her hypothesis wrong. It's great that she can learn at an early age that things don't always turn out the way you think. Too many kids never learn about failure and how to deal with it anymore.
Wow! I'm not entirely sure I even knew how to print in Kindergarten. Printing H-y-p-o-t-h-e-s-i-s would certainly have been out of the question! How about D-o-g or C-a-t? 
That turned out great, Dustin. Thanks for letting us see the project's progress.
A very nice presentation.
(And be sure to post your dad observations when she turns 16 and is dating Dustin!)
Outstanding! Would be interesting to see a comparison to previous testing done by some of the train magazine reviews. When my son Mark was in seventh grade, he did a report on the PARR, and he and I built a section of the Rockville bridge from wood, foam, cardboard and other materials. It's great to see children take an interest in our hobby. Mark has expressed an interest in building bridges to sell; he's now twenty two.
Don
Great Project! But my thought is who cares what the outcome of the test is. IMO its the time you got to spend with your daughter and son on a project together! That is something you all will carry with you the rest of time!
Dustin,
I re-read this thread and just realized your daughter is a kindergatener! Just read her poster board. All the elements were there in order, and written in well thought out sentences. When did she learn to print so well?
In my day, we didn't have kindergarten, just started at first grade and by end of year we could print letters and maybe simple words. Next year was sentences, rudimentary structure etc. Science fairs was introduced, sort of, in 7th-8th grades as assignments, with no discussion of elements of hypothesis, procedures, conclusion etc. And of course, no internet in 50's, just way out of date encyclopedias (boy now I feel old!).
Please let us know how the fair turns out.
Hi,
When is the science fair???
Haven't heard a progress (yea/nea) report lately.
rrman posted:Hi,
When is the science fair???
The science fair was a couple weeks ago. My daughter presented her project to the class, then all the projects were on display for an open house the Friday before spring break. There was no judging of the projects (this is Kindergarten, after all!). It was pretty amazing how many different project ideas the kids came up with. By all accounts, her presentation went really well, and we had her describe the project to my parents when they came to visit. Thanks for asking!
-Dustin
frizzinbee posted:rrman posted:Hi,
When is the science fair???
The science fair was a couple weeks ago. My daughter presented her project to the class, then all the projects were on display for an open house the Friday before spring break. There was no judging of the projects (this is Kindergarten, after all!). It was pretty amazing how many different project ideas the kids came up with. By all accounts, her presentation went really well, and we had her describe the project to my parents when they came to visit. Thanks for asking!
-Dustin
Glad it went well. Keep encouraging her in the sciences and math.
Wow - what a terrific way to spend quality time with the kids and kindle their imagination into science.
I feel historic now. When I was in kindergarden my biggest project was not eating the crayons or spilling the milk carton all over myself.
Ed
Dustin,
You and your daughter are to be commended for this project. You said that her project was not judged, as it is just kindergarten. Well, I understand, but I can assure you, as a former judge of many high-school level science fairs, that her project would have received very high awards!
Excellent work!
Alex
