Monday, November 24, 2008
Do Science Fair Projects Actually Help "Teach" Science?
In my opinion I think that science fair projects don't necessary help "teach" science because most people just do it to have fun or experiment something new. Also, it doesn't really help "teach" because not everyone does it based on science, most just do it on what they like, and that's not a bad thing. In a way it's a good thing because not everybody learns the same way, everyone learns at their own paste, it's either by text book and work sheets or on-hands activities. Personality I'm very flexible and work both ways. I like to learn by text and work sheets because when I don't understand something I can ask questions, but then again I like to work on-hands activitiesbecause I can feel, see, hear, smell and even taste how the real thing works.
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Uh...so is that a yes or a no ? Thanks for the post. I would think, however, that science fair projects teach you how to process information, document data, and improves your critical thinking skills. Doesn't that make it worth it. Also you get a chance to use both hands on and textbook learning.
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