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January 25, 2010 7:50 PM Subscribe
Where do science fairs come from?
That is, when and where did this educational tradition originate, and why? I'm an English teacher in Chicago, and though I've certainly seen "fairs" (i.e. gatherings of student projects displayed on tri-fold foam core boards) in multiple disciplines, this is definitely a ritual we associate with science. Does anybody know how this competitive display tradition originated, and why it is dominated by science students?
That is, when and where did this educational tradition originate, and why? I'm an English teacher in Chicago, and though I've certainly seen "fairs" (i.e. gatherings of student projects displayed on tri-fold foam core boards) in multiple disciplines, this is definitely a ritual we associate with science. Does anybody know how this competitive display tradition originated, and why it is dominated by science students?
I would assume that they are modeled on the poster presentations at scientific meetings.
posted by hydropsyche at 7:59 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by hydropsyche at 7:59 PM on January 25, 2010
A neat article from a 1954 Popular Science: Young Scientists Win What They Want
posted by smackfu at 8:10 PM on January 25, 2010
posted by smackfu at 8:10 PM on January 25, 2010
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posted by HeroZero at 7:51 PM on January 25, 2010