The Poetry of Science
Science and Children—July/August 2022 (Volume 59, Issue 6)
By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong
by Janet Wong
For my science fair project
I took three favorite photos.
I copied each file ten times.
Then I played with the settings,
adjusting saturation,
then scribbling down
notes of what I’d done.
I moved onto contrast,
exposure, and tint.
I got so excited
I just had to print.
I stopped taking notes
and I worked the slider bars
and I printed and I printed.
I got pretty far on my project—
I almost got to the end—
when I realized . . .
without notes,
I’m doing it all
AGAIN.
Poem © 2014 Janet S. Wong from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong © 2014 Pomelo Books; illustration by Frank Ramspott from The Poetry of Science: The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science for Kids © 2015 Pomelo Books.
Wong, J. S. 2014. “My Photo Experiment” in The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science, eds. S. Vardell and J. Wong, 221. Princeton, NJ: Pomelo Books.
Schwake, S. 2012. Art lab for kids: 52 creative adventures in drawing, painting, printmaking, paper, and mixed media for budding artists of all ages. Beverly, MA: Quarry Books.
Janet Wong author website https://janetwong.com
“Meet Mr. Wizard” by George Ella Lyon https://www.pinterest.com/pin/361625045090467414
“Testing My Hypothesis” by Leslie Bulion https://www.pinterest.com/pin/361625045090467441
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