Same here, I went to our state science fair in 8th grade (late 90s) I really felt that most of the experiments there far outstripped the abilities of an 8th gra

Same here, I went to our state science fair in 8th grade (late 90s) I really felt that most of the experiments there far outstripped the abilities of an 8th grader. In fact one of the biggest disparities was in price, I had maybe $100 budget, and that was after I upgraded my project for the state level. Many of the experiments there looked to be at least 10x more expensive.