Website Director Seeks Science Fair Projects to Further President Obama's Mission
In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama pledged to "restore science to its rightful place." He envisioned a future in which Americans harness alternative energies to fuel our cars and run our factories, and work alongside the people of poor nations to improve farm production and provide clean water.
Evanston, IL (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama pledged to "restore science to its rightful place." He envisioned a future in which Americans harness alternative energies to fuel our cars and run our factories, and work alongside the people of poor nations to improve farm production and provide clean water.
The President's imperative to welcome a new era of responsibility "among nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty" sparked an insight for Madeline Binder. The director of www.super-science-fair-projects.com believes that young scientists all over the globe will be key to realizing President Obama's vision.
"The problem is that schools in developing countries typically don't have the resources to put on science fairs," Ms. Binder says. "Therefore, we are asking schools in more affluent countries to contribute their students' science fair projects to Science Projects Across the Waters. This program will create a virtual science fair online, giving students from poorer countries an opportunity to read about these projects and re-create them in their own classrooms."
Students and teachers interested in contributing can download the attachment to this press release and send their project or abstract via the email provided. The project will then be posted on the site and the contributor will be notified when it goes live.
Science Project Launches Community Initiative. One of the projects featured on the website has launched a large-scale community initiative. In India, a five-year-old girl designed a science project aimed at recycling the pits from fruits her family would normally throw away and using them to grow new trees. Mentored by a commercial pilot who wanted to nourish young minds in his country, the child's idea caught on in his village. A photographer captured images of people walking up the mountainside to plant the budding plants, and over two dozen newspapers in that country reported the story.
Recycling to reduce waste and pollution is on the minds of many young scientists. In Indonesia, a group of teenage girls designed a project that tested various combinations of waste products from the manufacture of yogurt as possible new biofuels.
"Whatever country a child comes from, the science fair project is a great learning tool because it teaches a process of discovery," says Ms.Binder, who is also a teacher and counselor. "Kids test their intuition without judgment. There is no wrong answer, no matter the outcome of the experiment, only results and feedback."
She adds that science fair projects also help children develop the skills they will need later in life to make good decisions. In the science fair contests she sponsors through her web site, she always includes a section that asks students what they would do differently next time.
"Improving upon an existing experiment is a metaphor for the way we live our lives," she says. "We're constantly looking for an easier or more effective way to do something. It's how we mature into caring adults. And when people operate in consort, there is a flow of energy that builds and grows exponentially. After a while it is non-stoppable."
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