Science Fairs

I saw this post on Facebook the other day about how much parents dislike Science Fair projects, because they end up doing all of the work. When I told my mom that I was doing a Science Fair in class her response was, "What do I need to do?" I find it extremely interesting that parents feel the need to complete said projects for their students instead of simply helping their student come up with a topic and guiding them through the process.  Here is the picture that I saw and the mother's (Susan) explanation of why she made this board can be found here.

So for those of you that plan on doing a Science Fair in your classroom or maybe even one at your school when you get there, check out some of these sites for helpful tips for your parents. The worst thing that you can have beside an unhappy student is an unhappy parent!

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr220.shtml

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/parents_resourceoverview.shtml

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/?pID=fair