New Media Technology Charter School’s 2011 Science Fair was held on Wednesday night, where about 30 projects showed how students learn by doing.

A science fair is a great way to give children the opportunity to see where their mind takes them, Pantaleon said, and also to find out what they are interested in with science applications.

Elementary, junior high and high school students on Wednesday will showcase a host of simple and complex projects -- from firefighting drones to mummified sausages -- as part of a two-day ...