School Science Fair

Don’t you wish you could sport a white lab coat as well as this NCA student?  On Thursday the elementary students at NCA Nejapa held a Science Fair.  The students in grades 3-6 worked in teams to present their selected topic to a panel of judges and parents.  Julia’s group project was on the skeletal system and bones.  She worked with 5 other students, three presented to the judges, and two presented to students and parents.  Julia presented to the judges and was very proud that she was able to memorize her portion of the presentation.

 

Here are the three students from Julia’s group who presented to the Judges.  (Not sure why the tough-guy look from the doctor in the middle?)  You could tell that all of the kids in the gym were so excited to show what they had created by all of the nervous body movements, pacing, and frantic last-minute applications of grey duct tape.

Two sides of the gym were packed with foam boards, posters, displays, and kids.  It was fun for me to be able to attend the event and also meet a few other NCA parents.  I was impressed by the creativity, depth, and understanding that these elementary students displayed.  The classes are now anxiously waiting to hear the results of which team won.  The prize is a pizza party for the entire class of the winning team.