Showing posts with label Sawyer- Science Fair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sawyer- Science Fair. Show all posts

March 30, 2010

Science Fair

Friday afternoon, I pulled Sawyer out of school a little early so we could head to the Kansas City Science Fair. He was the only person who entered from his school and we needed to go and pick up his project. I loved going with him and seeing what a great job he did on his display board. And, he was happy to see he’d gotten a silver ribbon.


There were hundreds of projects set up all over Union Station. We walked around for a few minutes and took pictures, but Sawyer said "Mom, I think these projects are kind of interesting, but not enough to walk around and read all about them."


Secretly, I agreed. My brain just really isn't wired that way. I can appreciate the effort gone into the whole affair, but don't want to spend a ton of time there. I have a hard time at museums of any sort. I really like the idea of preserving information, but sometimes get bored reading all about it.


Maybe it's that I really don't feel I can stand in one place and read stuff when I've got kids running to and fro. Or, maybe there is so much information that I get overstimulated and start feeling bugged out.


Whatever, Sawyer was anxious to leave and get a hamburger, so that’s what we did.


March 16, 2010

Ants

Sawyer took a fascination to ants this year and decided to participate in the Kansas City Science Fair. He got two ant farms for Christmas and has been comparing their tunneling patterns based on how much light they receive. He said, "most people will probably think this is really boring to learn about", but he's enjoyed it and has learned a lot about ant. Every now and then, I quietly say, "well, you can't say we never let you have a pet..." Major sore spot with him.