Middle school parents, beware.
Youngsters across Illinois are preparing for the annual science fair competition.
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Middle school parents, beware.
Youngsters across Illinois are preparing for the annual science fair competition.
Why do I warn parents, but not their children? Well, sometimes it seems these competitions are more between adults than their kids.
This year, I sat with my 11-year-old at the kitchen table and we brainstormed potential experiments she could perform.
I suggested measuring how quickly different fabrics burn.
She said it has been done before.
I suggested seeing how detergent affects the germination of oats.
She said it sounded boring.
Then I suggested we devise an experiment on how to best clean up a murder scene. What chemicals will best hide blood evidence from police crime scene technicians? Ammonia? Bleach? Soap?
I explained how we could get the blood from a butcher shop and then use Luminol to see how to best conceal the evidence.
My daughter’s blue eyes grew bigger, she cocked her head to one side and she said, “You want me to do an experiment on how to best get away with murder?”