TONIGHT!

Tonight (if you are awake and have seen this post), go outside around mid-night and look at the sky! You will see a beautiful meteor shower! Why?

 What is a meteor shower?

SCIENCE FAIR!

On Friday we had the wonderful opportunity to meet and listen to Dr. Bethel, director of Southern Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (SARSEF). Many of you are already excited to begin your projects, SO, our focus this week will include a REASONABLE jump start to planning YOUR project.
Remember two important factors for science fair preparation:
1. Is it reasonable?
2. Is it affordable? :-) 
Objectives:
1. Continuous space exploration related to current events
2. Science pep-rally planning/ideas?
3. Write a list of 10 things you are curious about, discuss with peers, parents & teachers
4. Begin recording scientific thoughts, discoveries, planning, etc. into science notebook/journal
5. A peek at the judging format-notice. Notice where the highest points are awarded...
Doing your project......
Suggested steps to the process.

• Many of you expressed interest in using live subjects (people, pets, etc.) as part of your project. In order to do so, first you will need teacher/parent approval and second, it must follow SARSEF guidelines.   
• In addition, some of you were thoroughly excited to work with partners, but..the answer to whether you can is, yes and no. YES if AFTER you complete your own individual science fair project, and NO if you haven't.

  What makes winning projects so great? What's next?

Scientek12.org

Google Science Fair (middle/high school-ages 13-17)

Intel Science & Engineering Fair (must be 18) 

What do YOU think makes a winning project? Comment:

Yay!

Great job girls!

Bear Essential Young Reporters Program

Lots of Walker students here today learning how to be a journalist. This is David Fitzsimmons, the cartoonist for the AZ Daily Stat. He's hilarious!