I stopped reading when the author basically implied that making a trifold poster about whales was too much to ask of her third grader because it would require u

I stopped reading when the author basically implied that making a trifold poster about whales was too much to ask of her third grader because it would require using the internet. There are probably a lot of problems with science fairs, particularly at higher grade levels. But her example is pretty terrible. My 2nd grade science fair project was making a book about the planets. I chose it because I thought space was cool. All it involved was checking out space books from the school library and then putting a page for each planet in a binder with facts like how big the planet is or how far from the sun along with a hand drawn picture (ie a circle with moderately correct colors). I think there were some extra pages for the Sun and a random moon or two. It could have easily been a trifold poster with most of the same stuff. I had loads of fun because I liked learning anything about space. It could have easily been about whales or something else if that's what I was interested in. But all it took was some help from the school librarian: "I want to do my science fair projects on planets. Do you have any books about planets?" The next year I found a book of experiments in the school library and did one of them and explained it on a trifold. It was fun and not rocket science. I think most of the "experiments" in the book required stuff like rubber bands, paper, and straws. I'm not clear why finding a few books in the school library and making a trifold poster is a headache for an elementary school student. After that I never attended a school with a science fair, but I think it was perfectly reasonable the few years I did participate.