Loading ...My 5 year old son, Jack, jumped into the car last week after school with all of his usual stuff - backpack, coat, lunch box… and an invitation to participate in the science fair. “Hey, Dad”¦ can you help me think of something to do for a science fair project?”? It hit me like a ton of bricks: I’ve been coaching parents on helping their children do a science fair project for 15 years, but now it’s my turn! “Jack, I think I might be able to help you come up with a good idea.”?
Children, especially younger ones, learn science best and understand scientific ideas better if they can experiment and explore on their own. That’s the key to HELPING your child with their science project. It’s not YOUR project, so you can’t do it for them. If you find the urge to do the activities yourself, STOP! Your job is to be the young scientist’s helper”¦ not the doer! Let your young scientist experiment, explore, ask questions, change the variables, make mistakes and eventually stumble upon that BIG DISCOVERY. When children own the discovery they tend to care even more.
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