A question we get a lot around here goes something like this:
“My kid needs a project, but we’ve got soccer, gymnastics,
homework, and chores every day… we need a good science fair
project and QUICK!” Unfortunately, I don’t have an easy answer
for this. Most folks are still trying to cram a week’s worth of
activities into a mere 24-hours, and then wonder why they have
trouble coming up with great science project ideas. It’s a
miracle if dinner’s even on the table on soccer night. Science
fair projects can feel this way a lot. They are usually
something added ON TOP OF all the other stuff you have to do –
homework from math, extra credit assignments from spelling,
extra books to read and report on… and the last thing you need
right now is yet another project, only this one is going to be
judged. So how can you survive this stressful science season and
still enjoy the process? Well, I generally don’t think as well
under pressure as I do when I am free to be creative and enjoy
the process. And one of the most po