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Let’s face it - science projects aren’t a favorite activity of most parents. They’re messy and time-consuming, and what are you supposed to do with the papier-mache volcano after it has “erupted” anyway? Most parents would prefer to take their kids to storytime at the public library.

Likewise, answering scientific questions such as “Why is the sky blue?” requires coherent thought, a lot of patience, and maybe even some research on the Internet. Most parents would prefer to pop in an “educational” DVD (and then check their email).

But what most parents don’t realize is that if we don’t take the lead on introducing our pre-schoolers and young elementary school students to science, they probably won’t start learning about science concepts before the fourth grade. Considering how many parents actively engage their young children in extracurricular activities like art, music, dance, and foreign language, it doesn’t make sense that the planetarium, natural history museum, and botanic gardens aren’t on the educational agenda too.

As parents, we ought to encourage our children’s natural curiosity about the world around them, even if it means scrubbing papier-mache off the kitchen walls, digging out your college anatomy textbook for a diagram of the cardiovascular system, or scheduling a weekend field trip to the local science center. Many of us would probably be quite surprised by how much our kids are interested in basic science concepts.

Today’s Blog Blast is sponsored by the Zula Intergalactic Inquirer (a newsletter based on the show “The Zula Patrol” which airs on PBS), and it’s all about what we as parents are doing to bring science back for our kids. The Zula Intergalactic Inquirer is a great place to get ideas for introducing science to your kids - right there at home (and with a minimum of preparation and cleanup!).

Here’s how to participate:

1) Write a post on your blog discussing what you’re doing to bring science back for your kids, anytime before midnight PST today, February 22.

2) Make sure to link http://blog.parentbloggers.com in your post.

3) Additionally, please link to the Zula Intergalactic Inquirer via this link somewhere in your post:

http://campaign-archive.com/archive.phtml?cid=8NuPBVjl6O

4) Email us the link to your post (parentbloggers@gmail.com) and we’ll be rounding them up all day, right here on this post.

What can you win?

One of THREE $100 VISA gift cards to use as you choose (but we suggest checking out a family membership to your local science center!).

Check out all the posts below about how these parents plan to bring science back for their kids!

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Do You Believe In Science?

Worms, Gardens, Veins, and Science

Science and the Joys of Homeschooling

Next Week She’ll Be Starting Physics

Backyard Bugs

Blinding Him With Science

An Appreciation of Science

AHA! It’s Evolution, Baby

Weird Science

Momma? How Are Snowflakes Made?

Science These Days

Homegrown Scientists

PBN Blog Blast: Bringing Science Back

But Why is the Moon Red?

Weird Science

Boob Tube

Science is Important!

PBN Blog Blast: Bringing Science Back

The Killer Pigs are Coming!

Bill Nye, Science Guy

Bringing Science Back

Got Science?

Bringing Science Back, Was it Lost?

Rocket Day

Weird Science

Everything Science

It’s a Science Party

Geek 2.0

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