Two-sided Science

I was less than enthralled with the first day of CSLP. After sitting in a waiting room for 20 minutes, I was sent to a flustered teacher who forgot I was coming. My hastily assigned task: wash science equipment. For the entire time. However, today's experience reignited my hope. I walked in only to find myself amidst a buzzing science fair. At first, I wandered around aimlessly searching for the teacher (who, according to Principal Hedlund, had suddenly gone "m.i.a.").
After 15 minutes, a man walked up to me, asked me if I wanted to be a science fair judge, and shoved evaluations in my arms. At first I was intimidated- I am an International Studies major for a reason- but luckily years of required biology and chemistry came flooding back.

Talking to the students about their projects was really fun. Some of them, notably the electric door opener fashioned from a remote control car motor and the elaborate guinea pig maze, were really impressive. Many students were genuinely excited about their experiments; I spent 20 minutes listening to one student explain to me the history of parachutes and the science behind how fast they fall. Despite the chaos of students running around, screaming, and looking at their friend's projects, it was a postive experience. The students were really excited about science, and that was nice to see.