Benefits of Participating in Science Fair

The Competition and Educational Experience

The science fair project is the culmination of hard work and persistent investigation. It affords a young scientist the opportunity to share their interests with parents, relatives, neighbors, and teachers as well as the chance to be interviewed by the judges who are scientists, engineers, doctors, and others with scientific interests.

The opportunity significantly contributes to the education of students in the thinking process of formulating the project and actually doing the experiments. It may mean the beginning of a life-long fascination with science.

Why Do a Science Fair Project?

Doing a science project provides an opportunity for students to:

• Learn and practice critical thinking, inquiry and investigative skills
• Learn research methods and encourage the development of research techniques - obtain data, keep a research log or notebook, learn graphing and develop conclusions
• Foster imagination and creative thought
• Develop organizational skills
• Work independently as well as in a group
• Enhance communications skills
• Meet others interested in science study
• Earn recognition for academic excellence
• Win awards and special awards or earn an expense paid trip
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The future, it is said, lies in science, mathematics, and technology. For those with the interest, talent, and ability, there are opportunities and exciting careers. It is a future that seeks to improve lives of people, to increase their productivity, to expand their minds, and to extend their potentials.