Each month this section of the blog will announce publication of the newsletter. So lets begin:

Science Fair Enthusiasts September issue gives you all the details of the Science Fair Contest that begins Sept 15, 2007 and ends December 31, 2007. See what fun prizes you can win. 7 new math science fair project pages were added to the Super Science Fair Projects site, and the Summer Science Fair Contest winners and their projects were published. Also see how you can receive the new free ebook, How to Win a Science Fair Contest.

The October is of Science Fair Enthusiast – 10-07 includes a one of a kind Values Clarification Science Fair Project that involves parents and students. Find out how easy it is to do an outstanding science project. This may even win you first prize! 3 new elementary school science fair projects were added to the Super Science Fair Projects website. And lots of coupons and discounts for your science fair supplies.

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The Super Science Fair Projects Blog is designed for kids to have their questions answered about science fairs or to obtain valuable information for their experiment.

It is also here for parents and teachers to have their questions answered and to help students with their questions.

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A good way to make a science fair project less scary is to think of it as a do-it-yourself project. To start your project you need to research your topic. This is just like looking for ideas for your project. Next you will need to create your hypothesis, which is just like a statement that explains what the project is. Step three is to figure out what materials you need for your project, like chemicals, test tubes and mechanical devises. Step four is to outline your steps. Your steps will walk you through the experiment, just like instructions for a home improvement project would walk you through the steps for how to build a table.

Completing your project is just like adding the finishing touches to your home improvement project. You will be making observations about what you did and identifying what you need to do differently the next time you complete the same project. For your science fair project, one of the last steps is to develop a visual display. This display is basically a summarization of each step you took to develop and execute your science project.

For more ideas on how to approach your science fair project and for more ideas for science fair projects try visiting the Makezine Blog.

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It’s published by a church in the Midwest and the idea is to not complain for 21 days. They also have purple bracelets that you wear and every time you complain, you switch the bracelet to the other wrist until you reach your goal.

We have an epidemic of whining and complaining in our culture. There are so many folks who refuse to take responsibility for themselves, and instead they blame the world and everyone in it for their troubles. Complaining makes us a member of that sorry fraternity.

I think of myself as a very positive person, but this was surprisingly difficult. I discovered that I complain to those around me who I trust and love. Now why would I ever put that on them!

Also in a class I am taking, one suggestion the instructor had was to not defend yourself for a week. I have been working on that and it is amazing how many people in my life have expected me to justify my decisions and what roll I have played in having to defend myself. This has been a very freeing experience.

I am sitting here smiling because I realize that the less I complain and justify myself to others the more time I have to accomplish my goals or just have fun! Since this is a science fair site….hmmm… I wonder …maybe you won’t have to enter crunch time to get your project done!

Let’s hear from you and how complaining or justifying yourself to others has made a difference in your life? Madeline

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A carrot, an egg, and a cup of hot chocolate…You will never look at a cup of hot chocolate the same way again.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up, She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, in the last she placed ground cocoa beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she poured the cocoa bean liquid into a cup. Turning to her daughter, she asked, ‘Tell me what you see.’  ‘Carrots, eggs, and hot chocolate,’ she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the hot chocolate. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, ‘What does it mean, mother?’

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it so tened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground cocoa beans were
unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

‘Which are you?’ she asked her daughter. ‘When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a cocoa bean?

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat?
Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a disappointing grade, a breakup, an argument with a family member or friend, or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my
shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the cocoa bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a cocoa bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.

Live your life so at the end, you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to you            (I JUST DID); to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendships you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.

If you don’t send it, you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone’s day with this message!

May we all be COCOA!!!

PS: How can you turn this into a science fair project? Easy, do a survey and ask people how they handle adversity.

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