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<\/p>\nHi there! It’s been a few months since my last post, so I wanted to be sure to get you great information now that I’m back in the swing of things!\u00c2\u00a0 One of the best ways you can encourage your child to do their own work is to provide them with the right tools and information that are interesting to them.\u00c2\u00a0 So if your kid is nuts about lasers and light but couldn’t care less about plants (and you’re a botanist!), doing a science fair project about photosynthesis probably isn’t going to work out so well.<\/p>\n
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However, if you toss a handful of spinach leaves in the blender along with a bit of water and whirl away… and then hit the plant juice with a UV (black) light, you’ll find that it glows red. Not only is this a great start to a science fair project, it will also kick-start their brain in a way that engages them in the project and leaves you on the sidelines as ‘coach’ (which is where you want to be anyway – this is THEIR work, not yours!)<\/p>\n
There are tons of great ideas on this website about how to do interesting science just by using regular household materials (did you find the picture of the laser light show build inside tupperware on this site yet?)\u00c2\u00a0 And we’re here to help you through it. One of the things you want to do before you leave this site is download the ‘Free Stuff’<\/a> and see what you can find inside.<\/p>\n