Orlando
Sentinel: Science fairs used to be big deals --
competitions that exercised critical-thinking, research and
public speaking.It's also a blast to set off papier-mache
volcanoes and grow tiny Sea-Monkeys.But participation in county
science fairs has dropped dramatically among Florida
high-school students -- ironically, at the same time the state
has ordered teachers to focus more intensely on biology,
chemistry and other sciences.
