Science & Invention Fair at River Hall! Dear Parents,

Attached to this paper, you will find a survey. Please help your child complete the survey. This is the

beginning of brainstorming ideas for an invention or science fair project! The survey is due at the end of the

week.

● Who and what? The choices are as follows by grade level:

● Grades K - 5

■ Invention

● Students will need to complete the Inventor’s Logbook and build a model of their

invention

● Students receive the log book from their teacher or you print one from home at:

http://www.edisonfairs.org/rules-registration/inventors-fair/inventors-log/

Be sure to choose the correct level

● Grades 3 - 5 ONLY

■ Invention, science experiment, or a famous inventor/scientist report. More information

will be coming home over the next few weeks about your child’s choice.

● Why?

● To raise self-esteem

● To increase parent involvement

● To assist children with the experience of gaining knowledge and skills

● To experience the scientific method

● To encourage creative thinking

● To develop higher order thinking skills

● To motivate students to learn

● To integrate the curriculum

● To enhance library and research skills

● To have fun learning!

● When and where?

● All projects and models will be due at school on Dec. 4th.

● Our school is having a Science & Invention Fair on Dec. 5 in the media center from 5pm to 7pm.

● Resources to get you started can be found on Mrs. Tew’s OnCourse webpage.

● https://app.oncoursesystems.com/school/webpagebykey?districtkey=leeschools&userkey=381715

If you have any questions, please let your child’s teacher know.

Sincerely,

River Hall Elementary Teachers

Science and Invention Fair Survey (Grades 3 - 5)

Name ___________________________________ Grade _______ Return by ________________

It’s time to start thinking about ideas for our Science & Invention Fair! To begin brainstorming about

possible projects, talk to others and have them help you fill out the information below.

1. Invention Ideas:

a. What would you like to improve?

b. How could you do something better?

c. Think of what “bugs” you or what is the most annoying problem you have at school, work, home,

in the car, etc.

2. Science Experiment Ideas:

a. What science topics are you interested in?

b. If you were to do an experiment, what might you try?

3. Famous Person Report: (Must be an inventor or a scientist)

a. What inventor or scientist would you like to learn about? Why?

Think of the brainstorming you did above. Now pick one of the topics to do a project about - the

invention, the science experiment, or a report on an inventor or scientist.

My intent

Describe what project you intend to study:

Parent Signature: _______________________________________ Date: ___________________

Student Signature: ______________________________________ Date: ___________________

More information and instructions will come home after you make your selection.

All work needs to be completed and brought to school by __________Dec 4th______________________.

Our school’s Science & Invention Fair will be on display in the Media Center on ___________Dec 5th____________________.