To say that science has revolutionised our world for the better is an understatement. Thanks to scientific discoveries, ideologies, and inventions, people everywhere are living longer and enjoying a higher quality of life than we ever have in our entire history as a human race. It is important that we keep this good thing going and science shows in schools are a good way to do just that.
The Many Benefits of School Science Shows
For the highest yields and in an effort to keep moving our world forwards, it is best to start encouraging our children to engage with science and its impact in our world in a practical way. Through science fairs and shows in schools, young children all the way through to their teens will get the opportunity to take a hands-on approach to learn science. They are able to look carefully at discoveries that have already been made and use the same to innovate – sometimes creating their own inventions and creations.
In addition to being important to practical learning, science shows at the school level is also fun. Students tend to enjoy working on their projects and bringing their ideas to life. In addition to being fun, science projects that are displayed during a school show also give students a feeling of fulfillment as they are able to bring an idea from inception to reality. Seeing their project all the way through to the end and having the reward of displaying is sure to cultivate positive values and work ethic among young students, inadvertently helping to shape the adult they will become.
Of course, in addition to being fun, creative, and fulfilling, working towards a science show is also an opportunity for students to learn the importance of collaborating with others. This is due to the fact that many science show projects are collaborative in their scope as they often times require that groups of students work on a project together. As they work together, students learn to compromise, practice empathy, and learn to value and give equal respect to the ideas, smarts, and contributions of others.
Finally, science shows in schools provide both participating students, as well as parents and other members of the learning community a family-friendly activity or event to look forward to. As such, a science show at local schools is more than a school activity but is instead a community event in the truest sense. This is particularly true if the science show happens annually around the same time of the year. Given this and all the other benefits of school-based science shows, more schools should get in on the act.
