[Rick Lee]

I got honorable mentions twice in science fairs. One project was building a simple periscope and explaining how it worked. Another was explaining how different colors conduct heat. I put a simple light bulb and socket in the middle of a square board with four cans of water, each painted red, black, white or green and then with a small themometer in each one. When walking around and checking out the winners, it seemed the judges were more interested in how well you explained and demonstrated some law of science rather than how sophisticated the build was.