May
31
2008
Middle School Science Fair Projects
Posted by admin in Middle School Article, tags: Four Eyes, Imagination, Middle School Science, Poster Board, Science Fair TopicWho said Science fair projects are boring and a chore? With a little bit of imagination you can come up with a winning science fair topic that will not only be interesting but one that you will enjoy doing.
Yes, a middle school science fair project can be a really exciting time for all middle school children. Having fun working on a science fair project while learning different aspects of scientific spectrum is a great and fun way to teach all children and students that the sciences are, contrary to popular belief not a boring chore but can be a lot of fun, which is something far too many schools seem to neglect telling pupils these days.
Below is a fun and interesting middle school science fair project. This example is intended to give you an idea on how to help your child with his or her science fair project. The example is merely a blue print which can easily be built upon.
Four Eyes? Oh Please!
Everyone knows someone who wears glasses. All you need for this science project is a friend or two who wear glasses. Then before the fair, a poster board could be made with a picture of the eye, the different parts (Retina, cornea, etc) labeled, and a brief description on how we see things.
Take a pair of your friend’s glasses and hold them at arms length, does what you’re looking at look smaller? Or does it look Larger? If the view looks smaller, it means your friend is nearsighted also referred to as short sighted. They can see things that are close to them, but may not be able to see things that are far away, this would be a likely indication that their eyeballs may be too long. On the other hand if the view that they see is big, or even upside down, then they are farsighted also known as long sighted. In other words they can see things that are far away, but not when things are closer up to them, the probable of this is that their eye ball is too Continue Reading
May
30
2008
Where are the Good Schools
Posted by admin in Middle School Article, tags: Bryant Middle School, Character Education, General Education, School Rankings, Schools StudentsMoving can be stressful. Finding a house, a job, and good schools for the kids can be big hurdles to overcome. And sorting through all the school ranking for general education lists can be tiresome. So I set out with goal to do a lot of that research for you and unearth one district that sounds like a good move for relocating a family.
Keep in mind that all the awards, school rankings and on-line praise you hear won’t ever give you the same information as actually visiting an area. But it’s a good place to start. One of the areas that kept turning up in my searches was the Salt Lake City Public Schools. Now don’t pack up and move on my say so! But look at the accolades they’ve received. If a move to the Salt Lake Schools area is a possibility for you that could be a good thing.
The school district of Salt Lake City Schools has received numerous awards during the 2006-2007 school year. For example, four Salt Lake City Schools students who attend Bryant Middle School recently won Fourth Place and the Naval History Award for their presentation at the National History Day competition. This was a national competition!
Salt Lake City Schools’ Escalante Elementary won the Intel School of Distinction Award for its commitment to academic excellence and science instruction. Two Salt Lake City Schools recently received national recognition. West High School has been named the top high school in Utah and number 158 in the nation by Newsweek and the Washington Post. It is the second consecutive year West has earned the top spot. Highland High is ranked at 285 in the national listing. Another Salt Lake City School – Northwest Middle – won the 2007 Distinction in Character Education Award from the National Center for Community of Caring.
On May 18, 2007, the National Conference named Sheila Jaymes, a Salt Lake City Schools counselor at Wasatch Elementary and half time Continue Reading