Future Scientists and Inventors

When I was in grammar school, I entered the school science fair. I remember it involved a snail, some water plants, and a small glass bowl. Today I can be honest! I only did it because I wanted a pet snail.

Tommy and Jordan entered projects in Vinton School’s Invention Convention and Science Fair. Jordan did an experiment testing incandescent vs. compact fluorescent lights on plant germination. I worked with her on this project and my main goal was to teach her how to do an equal and fair evaluation.
Tommy did a display about dinosaur fossils. We made some footprints in Plaster of Paris and destroyed one of Jeanne’s new cake pans. With him my main goal was to do as little damage to the house as possible. I get such a chuckle hearing the boy pronounce “extinct.” I believe it is something like “onstink”

All the kids are very proud to be participating in this event. You can see it in the faces of each one. When you give them a “Great Job” their eyes light up a bit.
I liked the Volcanoes, The Doggie Slicer, The Egg In A Bottle, Miranda’s ‘OOBLECK’ and I really liked Nibbles The Cat.

All the kids that participated in Vinton’s ‘Invention Convention and Science Fair; did a outstanding job, and to me, it doesn’t matter what the project is, “it is all about the participation.”
Mrs. Barrows should be proud of her young scientists and inventors, and next year, I hope they have a Snail Project.

To the 2nd grade student who extracted DNA from a Grapefruit, when I was in the second grade, girls were gross, frogs were cool, and I don’t think I could tie my shoes.
Great Job!!