Science project success guide: designing and conducting experiments.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SCIENCE FAIR RESOURCES Were your students inspired by the young scientists featured in this issue? Encourage them to enter these two national awards programs: * Christopher Columbus Awards This program challenges teams of middle-school students to discover opportunities for positive change in their communities using science and technology. www.christophercolumbusawards.com * The Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge The Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC) is an annual science and engineering research and exhibit competition for students in grade 5 through 8 and was created in 1999. It is sponsored primarily by Discovery Communications, Science Service, and Elmer's Glue. Leadership, teamwork, scientific problem solving problem solving Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. ; and the ability to be an effective science communicator-these are the qualities honored by this awards program. Open to students in grades 5 through 8. http://school.discovery.com/ sciencefaircentral/dysc/ Recommended Reading * Science Fairs Plus: Reinventing an Old Favorite This book from the National Science Teachers Association is perfect for teachers of grades K-8 and offers many practical solutions to energize en·er·gize v. en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing, en·er·giz·es v.tr. 1. To give energy to; activate or invigorate: "His childhood science fairs. To order, visit http://store.nsta,org or call 1.800.277-5300 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET weekdays. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call 301-638-0200. (Product Number: PB173X, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 0873552199) * Sure-to-Win Science Fair Projects by Joe Rhatigan and Heather Smith, Lark Books, 2001. * The Sky's the Limit: Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls by Catherine Thimmesh and illustrated by Melissa Sweet, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002, Internet Resources * The Ultimate Science Fair Resource www.scifair.org * For an entertaining and simple introduction to the scientific method, have students watch the animated movie at: www.brainpop.com/science/matter/scientificmethod/ index.weml * Science Fair Source from the PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, science-education series, Dragonfly dragonfly, any insect of the order Odonata, which also includes the damselfly. Members of this order are generally large predatory insects and characteristically have chewing mouthparts and four membranous, net-veined wings; they undergo complete metamorphosis. TV: http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/ sciencefair.html |
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