Question:
Science Fair Project Ideas on WLS

My 11 yr old wants to do her first Science Fair project on my surgery. I am wondering if any others had done this or any ideas. I am Honored that she wants to do this but is it over her head and too technical..Ideas..I do not want to shoot her idea down...Thanks    — nextel (posted on January 29, 2004)

January 29, 2004
An 11 year old (I'm assuming 5th grade) can probably handle the physiology of the surgery and do a simplified analysis of how the limitations on capacity create negative conditioning to future over-eating.
   — SteveColarossi

January 29, 2004
This reminded me of my oldest sons 10th grade science project. He was trying to prove the efect of exersize on weight loss. We bought 2 hamsters weighing the exact same thing. Two separate cages, one with a wheel one without. He meticulously weighed the same amount of food they each ate every day. After a month the one with the wheel was actually gaining weight. This really blew the whole theory. Month after month the one with the wheel continued to gain. The whole project was a total loss when the one with the wheel had 5 babies.
   — Tawnda C.

January 29, 2004
I think it's an excellent project. She can draw or shape a paper-mache (sp?) stomach and show the process. She can also talk about mal-nurtrition and the importance of protein in the diet. It has a lot of great possibilities!!!
   — Jessica Wyatt Robinson

January 30, 2004
Have your child go to the tutorial section of this site. It is terrific and spells it out so well. I took my kids through it pre-op. I think that is so great! ~Jennifer
   — Zankri

February 3, 2004
I am only 4 weeks post op. My 13 year old is planning to do her next science project on the surgery. I am taking a monthly picture for her. She even saved one of the staples from my surgery. Her science teacher told her that since she had a test subject at home she should have a good project.
   — Cameron Van Winkle