This was the first year Elliott did a science fair project. He has asked a few other times and we've put it off, knowing it's a lot of work. We felt like he could handle it this year, so he signed up and decided to explore which type of cup was the best at keeping ice from melting.
He did a great job figuring out the experiment with some encouragement from Brian, and he was a bit surprised at the findings (but not me, a big fan of the Tervis). He thought that the ice would last the longest in the aluminum water bottle because the opening was much smaller than the other cups, but the Tervis Tumbler came out the winner.
It was a really great learning experience for him, especially since he had to do it all on his own. He realized how much work it really is. He made it home with a 3rd Place ribbon, and I haven't heard him say that he wants to do it again next year yet. I'm sure he will.
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