Reflections on Middle School Science Fair

BunsenBurner
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

If the appearance is being pushed as the top criterion for judging a science project, it is a huge disservice to the winner girls who might get used to the idea that glitter is all it takes to be successful in sicences. Wrong message. I would bring up this as a point in my conversation with the school, if I were in your shoes. I agree with the posters who say that “use of the scientific method” should be given the most weight in the judging of such projects; glitter and the like should contibute to maybe no more than 10-20% of the total score.