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Something Fishy at the Science Fair

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Something Fishy at the Science Fair
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grade 9
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.05

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		apprise, gem-studded, indecipherable, lackadaisical, potato-skin, ubiquitous, gangly, embody, wayward, coincidental, explicit, flab, broach, frenzy, conspicuous, replica
	content words:		Billings Deaconess Clinic Science Fair, Suddenly Michael, Michael Smith, Most Artistic, Dynamic Exhibit

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Something Fishy at the Science Fair By Colleen Messina

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¹     "Michael, are you ready with the stopwatch?" his mom asked eagerly. Her brown eyes sparkled with glee as she prepared to give the fish a sumptuous feast. She loved experiments of all kinds, and Michael saw how excited she was to be helping him.
 
²     "Yes, Mom," Michael answered, suppressing a groan. Even though he was in high school, he still let his mom help him because it seemed to mean so much to her. He would much rather work on his project alone!
 
³     They were doing an experiment for his school's regional science fair. Though it was something that he was required to do, Michael felt unbearably bored.
 
⁴     The purpose of his experiment was to assess whether goldfish took longer to eat in the morning or in the evening. Michael tried not to make his boredom conspicuous, but he truly did not care whether goldfish took twenty seconds or an hour to have their breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Let them enjoy their meals! Gastric events were probably the only excitement goldfish experienced in their dull, aquatic life! Michael was skeptical about his chances of winning anything at the fair, which didn't improve his lackadaisical attitude.
 
⁵     "You'll have to be explicit in your description of the fish's feeding habits," said Mrs. Smith.
 
⁶     Whoopee, thought Michael.
 
⁷     Mrs. Smith seemed to embody the "mad scientist" personality more than anyone Michael had ever seen. She was forever creating explosions, bubbling solutions, or slimy ooze. Ubiquitous evidence of her love of science abounded in their household. Michael liked these experiments when he was little, but now he preferred art and computer graphics to science.
 
⁸     "Ready, set, go!" said his mom. She sprinkled the brown and orange fish flakes across the water as carefully as she sprinkled fresh pepper into her savory spaghetti sauce.
 
⁹     The smooth surface of the water was suddenly disturbed by fish in a frantic feeding frenzy. Michael dutifully started the stopwatch as he daydreamed about how he might arrange his display. His mom knelt next to the tank and watched the frantic goldfish intently. Her merry personality was evident in the crinkly laugh lines at the corners of her eyes.

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