Alaska Science Camps, Fairs & Experiments
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If you have done many of the activities in
this book, and read it with a mind to learn, your life has been
changed. Science helps us to approach unknown situations with
confidence. It helps develop good conclusions that will be usable
today and helpful in the future. The oldtimers in Alaska were always
experimenting with new ways to hunt, trap, travel, and preserve
food.
If you have done a collection, you have learned basic science
skills. If you did a demonstration, you developed an ability that
will be with you for the rest of your life. If you took on a project
where you had to observe and think, you have developed a
habit, a thinking pattern, that will serve you again and again. If
you have done an experiment, you are on your way to being a
mature scientist.
Whether you become a scientist as a career or just as a practical
person who wants accurate conclusion, you're a winner.
There is a natural high that comes from a good project.
There is no end to questions that can be asked and explored. There
are not enough hours in the day to pursue them all.
Village people constantly apply new materials and technologies to
traditional activities. Recently, I experimented by putting a sheet
of white sled runner plastic under my boat. The plastic protects the
part of the boat that rubs the bank. Better yet, I found that I could
run over shallow places, beaver dams, rocks, and other obstacles
where I would have been stuck before. My hypothesis was correct. The
benefit was well worth the money and effort.
If you have caught the spirit of this book, you are in for some
great adventures, most of them right in your own yard or village.
Your partner in curiosity,
Alan Dick
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