Thoughts on school science fairs
Last friday I volunteered as a science fair judge. It took half a day, but I did get free food and tons of things to blog about. There are so many things to say about science fairs that I don’t really...
View ArticleScience Fair Data Analysis – a proposal
Previously, I talked about science fairs. One of the problems is that students don’t really have a good understanding of data analysis. For me, statistical analysis is just something to do with data....
View ArticleTips for Science Fair Posters and Presentations
I just got back from judging elementary level science fair (this is like kids in 6th grade or something). Here are some quick notes in no particular order. Please, please do not have a 20 item list of...
View ArticleSome things about science
I have been meaning to write about this for quite some time. Really, I wanted to reply to Chad’s article on science at Uncertain Principles, but you know how things go. So, here are my key and...
View ArticleScience Fair for Mere Mortals
After judging the science fair last week, I would like to revisit my tips for you the science fair participant. Warning number 1 Some of the things I say here might go against what your teacher has...
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