Nov. 25 Class

Today in class we traveled to Elk Point Jefferson to judge the middle school science fair. My group judged the 6th grade physical science presentations. There were many good projects, but there were only a couple stand out projects. There were also some students who didn't put very much effort into their project, and it was very evident. As I was judging, it made me think of all the questions that I could ask the students to make sure they knew what they were doing their project on. Also, I learned a lot about working with a group of people in deciding what is a good project and what is not. The main thing I think I will take away from this experience is what I thought about as I looked at the projects from a teachers perspective. I thought about what I would tell those students who didn't have the motivation to push themselves to do a great project, or what I would tell those students who did a good project to make it a great project. After reflecting back on the day, I think it was a very good experience and I think it will help me in my own classroom as well as in the future if I every have to judge a science fair again.