A Circus? In Science Class?

"What exactly is a science circus?" was the first thing I thought when I heard we were having a science circus in class last week. I was actually a little intimidated at first, but then I realized a science circus is pretty similar to a science fair. Each of the groups in our class was to prepare a different activity based on the various types of science. My group, the MST Maniacs, had Life Science. We chose to create an activity based on ecosystems and food webs. It was pretty cool to see all the creative ideas that all the other groups had! There were various different hands on activities which were pretty neat. I think my favorite had to be the one on the moon phase with the marshmallows. Overall this was a really fun class (and a great thing to do on a Friday, too!). We all had a great time working together and moving from station to station to do all the different activities. I really hope to incorporate science circuses into my teaching in the future! :)