If you’re a student on my website, welcome! There’s a lot here, and I hope you find what you’re looking for.
If you’re a student who has reached out through my contact form or email, I love that you’re getting in touch! But if you have a question for me and gave me your school email address, I can’t answer it. Well, I can, but you won’t get it, because I’m not in your school’s system. (That’s a feature, not a bug. It keeps randos from emailing you. Be grateful for it!)
I tend to get the following questions. I hope one of these responses helps.
What makes you a reputable source?
That’s the assignment, isn’t it? For you to research me and say what makes me reputable. I’m not doing your assignment for you, but I’ll bet you can figure it out!
Do you have any ideas for science fair projects?
Find a project that fascinates you. What interests you? If you’re into music or dancing or spending time outdoors, can you find a way to measure the impact of those activities on a group of people? Maybe you notice you feel less stressed when you listen to music (or dance or hike, or do whatever you love doing). You can investigate whether the activity helps reduce stress in other people as well. (It’s super easy to stress people: just give them a timed math test. It doesn’t matter how old they are, this will—sometimes literally—make people sweat.)
You can do a more physics-based project with music, sand and a flat surface. What patterns appear in the sand when the music plays and how did they get there? What’s causing the patterns to change over time?
Like plants? Investigate what makes them move. That’s right: plants move! But why? What triggers that movement? Which parts of the plant respond and in what way? Those are great questions to investigate.
The world is a fascinating place. Pick one thing you’ve always kind of wondered about and do a little research. Focus on the questions that pop into your mind. What else do you want to know about the topic? How can you find out? Happy researching!