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Science Fair Experiment Idea - Better Manners Boys or Girls by Mort Barish
To evaluate whether girls or boys have better manners, you first must be clear on what good manners are. Manners vary from country to country. The manners described below are typically considered good manners in the U.S. If you live in another country, be sure to modify this and use manners appropriate in your country. For an award winning science fair project idea, read on.
When you are invited to someone's home for dinner, there are certain niceties to observe. Do not sit at the table until your host (or hostess) invites you to do it, or sits down herself? Do not begin to eat until your host does, or invites you to.
Napkins do not belong on the table. Put it in your lap. Do not tuck it into your shirt.
How many dinner rolls should you take at a time? That's wrong. Not six. Take one at a time. How about butter? Always take a pat and put it on your plate. Do not take butter from the serving dish and put it on your bread.
Do not overfill your soup spoon and slurp. Do not eat with your mouth open. Keep your elbows off the table. Do not talk while chewing. Do not put dirty utensils on the table. Sit reasonably straight.
Bring your food up to your mouth. Do not bring your head and mouth down to your food.
If you are speaking to someone, don't shout. Do not talk with your mouth full. There are certain foods that you can eat with your fingers, such as cookies, corn on the cob, small canapes, sandwiches, fruit and berries on the stem, and similar foods. Don't grab food. Don't rush.
Do not eat whole pieces of bread, or cut bread with a knife. Break off a small piece at a time.
If you want someone to pass the salt, it's nice to say "would you PLEASE pass the salt".
If someone asks you to pass something, like the bread for instance, do not give them a piece of bread, but rather pass the bread tray and let them help themselves.
When the meal is over, or if you have to leave the table for any reason, ask the host if you may be excused. Or tell the host something nice, even though the meal was not so hot. You could say "thank you, that was lovely". Need we tell you not to spit out seeds, belch or make other body noises?
Manners, in some cases, is a matter of opinion. In some parts of the U.S. children typically refer to adults as sir or ma'am. In other parts of the country, this may be seem a little out of place or even rude. You may want to research manners some more to find out what most people consider good manners where you live
Have a dinner party with 3 boys and 3 girls. If you wish, you can do this entire experiment with adults. Do not tell them that you will be watching their manners.
Once all of the guests arrive, start observing. Anytime you see someone display inappropriate manners as indicated above, chart in it your table. They will probably want to know what you are doing but just tell them that it's an experiment or a project for school, and you will explain later. Once dinner is over, tally your results. Who had better manners - boys or girls?
You may be surprised by your results in this revealing science fair experiment!
About the Author
You may be surprised by your results in this revealing science fair experiment (http://www.terimore.com/science-experiments/cool-science-experiments.htm)!
Mort Barish is co-founder of Terimore Institute, Inc. Terimore Institute provides science fair projects for children in grades K-12 to help them successfully compete in science fairs. He has been creating educational materials for children and related graphic communications for almost fifty years. He is the author of seven books and has won numerous awards for his graphic presentations. He was the President and Founder of an award winning Marketing Communications firm for 27 years.
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