I Am a Scientist, I Seek to Understand Things

Though it is no surprise, given her history of brilliance, young Matilda took first place in the fifth grade for her science fair project comparing the effectiveness of top soil versus composted soil (using our homemade compost!). She did, I must say, a brilliant job of reviewing her data and writing up her analysis.

But, there was something even better. She was awarded the prize for the Best Life Sciences Project in the whole school. Out of 75 projects or so, hers was deemed the best for Life Sciences.

Next year we start with middle school projects. She's already working on some ideas. She ruled out time travel, because she's afraid of paradox. Instead, we're building a cylcotron in the basement.

Update: Mom has a picture.