{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Better Approach to Science Fairs","description":"I was recently reading the November-December 2025 issue of \u201cScience and Children\u201d, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section, \u201cScience 101\u201d written by Matt Bobrowsky. He wrote an article entitled, \u201cQ: How Can I Make Science Investigations More Creative?\u201d Many teachers do not like science fairs, but there are many ways to have a science festival that avoids most of the issues that impact students, teachers, and families. A science fair can be redesignedj to be less stressful and more genuinely educational by shifting the focus from competition to learning. ","author_name":"K12Science","author_url":"http:\/\/k12science.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39661230\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197285790"}