• Home
  • About
  • Connect
  • Press/Media

The Pinke Post

  • Life in North Dakota
  • Recipes
  • Small Town Living
  • Women In Ag

Posted By Katie On February 15, 2011 12 Comments

Small Town Science Fair Debut

Filed Under: Life in North Dakota Tagged With: North Dakota, prairie, prairie life, rural life 12 Comments

 Tonight our 7th grader debuts his science fair project in our school gymnasium. 
Rather than me tell you about the details, I am going to record him telling about his project and post the video later tonight. 
Before he debuts his science project, he and his team have an early evening game 26 miles one way from  our school. We will be booking it back in time for him to get to the science fair to talk about the breaking points of wood. 
 There have been long hours Hunter has put into his testing.
 He tested 12 different species of wood.

 He used 105 lbs. of nails.
 He wrote a report, prepared Excel spreadsheets, a graph and a display board to highlight his project.
 When I asked our son what was his favorite thing about his science project he quickly said “learning about the science in our family business.”  
Small town living advantages shine through on a day like today when we can see our boy connect his school science fair project to our family lumberyard business. That would have never happened on the corporate wheel living in suburbia. We are blessed.
I personally never did a science fair project. I would have been a lot smarter I think if I had. 
Did you ever participate in a science fair?

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
  • Print
Previous Post: « Hunk of Meat Monday: Perfectly Pink(e) Grilled Ribeye Steak
Next Post: Wordless Wednesday: Science Fair Video »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. DeanO says

    February 15, 2011 at 5:31 pm

    What a great science project…and, your son had on his safety glasses. Excellent

    Reply
  2. Katie B says

    February 15, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    The science teacher in me is saying “whoop whoop”…that is awesome! He looks like a detailed scientist…what an excellent project…I hope he wins!

    Reply
  3. LaLaLand says

    February 15, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    What a sweet boy. Love.Love.Love.
    p.s. skype?

    Reply
  4. Laura says

    February 15, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    Your son’s project looks very exciting! You should encourage him to enter the Education.com Virtual Science Fair for a chance to win $500! He has some great pictures and has already done the hard work; He just needs to write up a short summary in the template format, and he is ready to go!

    http://www.education.com/virtual-science-fair/

    Laura Kauffman

    Reply
  5. Katie says

    February 15, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    Thanks for the kind comments. @Laura I’ll share the link with him and encourage him to apply! It would be awesome. We’ll keep you posted.

    Reply
  6. Holly says

    February 15, 2011 at 7:40 pm

    Hunter comes from a long line of Science Fair geeks…Iron Bacteria was my project, and Nathan’s before me!

    Reply
  7. The Wife of a Dairyman says

    February 15, 2011 at 9:54 pm

    We never had science experiments at my elementary school growing up but they DO have them at the one room school house Bryce goes to. I can’t wait to see what he comes up with when he’s in 4th grade.
    The 7th grade experiment your son is doing looks very intricate! Wow! Can’t wait to see the video;)

    Reply
  8. Deb says

    February 16, 2011 at 12:43 am

    sounds like a great project…hope he does well..

    Reply
  9. Ott, A. says

    February 16, 2011 at 1:05 am

    I will keep my fingers crossed for him. Good luck!

    Reply
  10. Farmchick says

    February 16, 2011 at 1:20 am

    I did many science fair projects both in elementary and middle school. Good experiences, I have to say.

    Reply
  11. Robynn Anfinrud says

    February 16, 2011 at 7:31 pm

    My family has always been involved in science fair. My uncle Philip went to the International Science Fair when he was in high school in Aneta, ND, and us kids all have made our debut at the school, regional, and state science fairs in MN. I’ve been a judge a couple times this spring, and it’s so good to see kids study something they get excited about! Where is the regional fair held? I might be a judge at the regional fair in Fargo this spring!

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Why Is FFA Relevant For Our Future? says:
    February 17, 2014 at 6:08 am

    […] push it. He needed to find his own path. He wanted to be an engineer, he said. Then he made his small town science fair debut. He saw the connection some projects had to agriculture and engineering. It was an “ah […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Welcome to the Prairie…

I am a mom of three kids and a wife to Nathan. Together we live on the North Dakota prairie, 97 miles from a Starbuck's. I share about family, food, farming and the prairie that I love. I used to commute 98 miles one-way to work but it required too much coffee. So now I am home, consulting, speaking, writing and primarily, juggling family life.
See more of our life on the prairie... Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

Stay in Touch…

Get the news from the prairie delivered directly to your inbox when it's hot off the press!

from my kitchen. . .

Family Weekend Wraps Up With Cooking Cabbage

Hunk of Meat Monday: Not Martha’s Beef, Veggies and Noodles

Hunk of Meat Monday: 20 Minute Honey Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

farm life

Favorite Farm Girls

  • Beyer Beware
  • GOODEness Gracious
  • The Wife of a Dairyman
  • Fresh from the Farm

Griggs Dakota

Visit our 5th generation family farm...

Latest Recipes

How To Make Snowman Sundaes

Real Farmwives & Friends: My Favorite Christmas Entertaining Recipes

Rhubarb Sauce Recipe

More Posts from this Category

Life on the Prairie…

More Posts from this Category

Women in Agriculture

Ladies Night on a North Dakota farm

Sarah Nasello’s Party on the Prairie Giveaway

Debbie Lyons-Blythe of Kids, Cows and Grass & The Need For Organ Donors

More Posts from this Category

Footer

Archives

Categories

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • WordPress.org

Copyright © 2025 ·Captivating Theme ·Custom Designed by Design Chicky· Log in

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.