Letter+to+Parents

Dear Parents, Your child will have the chance to solve his or her own science mystery by doing a science project. This year’s Science Fair which will be held on February 16, 2012. Now is a good time to start!

Since your child has the chance to pick his or her own science project question, from the physics of making music to the biology of tide pool animals, he or she will have the chance to experience the joy of discovery.

When starting a science project, a student chooses a question he or she would like to answer. Then he or she does targeted library and Web research to gain the background information needed to formulate a hypothesis and design an experimental procedure. After writing a report to summarize this background research, the student performs the experiment, draws conclusions, and communicates the results at the science fair.

Through time management and project planning, your child will take on the responsibility of completing a project over at least a four-week period. Your child will discover his or her creativity by brainstorming science projects questions and figuring out how to display the process and results. A science project, through its challenge to ask questions and discover, is truly a real-world experience in innovation, similar to what scientists do in their careers.

Please provide your child with sufficient support to succeed, so that he or she develops enthusiasm for scientific discovery.

If you have any questions, please contact me, Scott Robinson at jrobinson@stpeterschools.orgor by phone at North - 934-3260, ext 639.

Sincerely,

Scott Robinson Science Fair Coordinator

Resource to use: [|www.sciencebuddies.org] A topic selection guide at this site is EXCELLENT!! Your child can take an interest survey and the site will suggest topics, then lead you though the process. Take 10 minutes to do this and you will be well on your way!