Here is Adele and her finished Science Fair project. It didn't go exactly as she had planned. She wanted talking notes which I had typed up for her. The judge wouldn't let her use them for her oral presentation so she forgot to mention her verse and do her demonstration with the flower.
But it was still a great experience - especially since it was optional. She was one of 4 1st graders who entered the Science Fair.
I went to DMCS
http://www.dmcs.org/new/ that morning to help judge. I judged 5th grade Science projects. It is very interesting because you can definately see a big difference between the students who loved their topic and really got into the whole thing and the others who just entered because they had to.
I learned some great things about "the righting reflex" of cats, DC motors, bridges, and static electricity. Way to go 5th graders!
Everyone spent some time working on Valentines and then they all decided to get leashed up! That sure did bring awareness (more about where customers were walking then children chained up to cages.) Hopefully CPS didn't hear about this one! :-) 
Ella is such a natural salesperson. She sold all the red beads and then went on to sell snack packs. She was so cute and would not take no for an answer. She even said you could pay her in change or cents!
All the kids did a wonderful and job and we made so many valentines to send as well as bring awareness that dogs are pack animals and need to be inside and live with families and not leashed up all year long.
