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Helping Your Child with a Science Project

Children are naturally curious.  An excellent way to teach them to develop problem solving skills is to direct this curiosity toward scientific investigation.  A scientific investigation that uses the scientific method helps develop our child's thinking skills.

You, as the parent, play one of the most important roles in your child's education.  The encouragement, guidance and support that you give your child will not only help him or her develop valuable thinking skills, but the time you and your child work together will deepen the child-parent relationship that will last forever.

There are many things that you, as a parent, can do to help your child with a science project:

1. Although this is your child's project and is to be his or her effort, there is no substitute for your support.  Make sure you encourage your child.

2. Listen to and praise your child.  Let the child know that you are interested in his or her ideas.

3. Help our child with skills that he or she has not yet been taught or mastered, such as organizing, measuring, calculating and constructing.

4. Help our child construct and follow a schedule to complete the project on time.

5. Provide a space at home where your child can work without worrying about brothers, sisters or pets.

6. Help your child acquire the materials needed for the project.

7. Help your child take the necessary safety precautions to insure a safe project.

8. Offer to provide transportation to places such as libraries, museums, nature centers, etc., that can help your child find information about the topic.

9. Contact your child's teacher if there are any questions regarding the science project.

10. Realize that the real prize of a science project is the development of your child's skills, not the blue ribbon or gold cup presented by a science fair judge.

Brightchildren4u.com has provided a list of links to new and exciting science experiments.  Every week our goal is to add at least two to three new and easy experiments.  But remember, first before trying any experiments.... Brightchildren4u.com's rule is to seek parental consent!! 

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