Back in September, Lexi was selected to be in the early morning advanced science club.
As part of that club, the kids had to participate in a science fair.
(This was the first year that our school wasn't making the fifth graders participate.)
Sean and Lexi decided on her project and got all the supplies.
They started on it the week after my surgery.
They bought some grown lights and set them up in the kids' bathroom.
They grew grass.
Then they conducted an experiment to see if plants, or in this case grass, help stop erosion.
First they poured a cup of water on the on the tray with just soil.
It started eroding immediately.
After pouring a cup of water on the grass several times, it didn't erode at all.
The roots held the soil in place.
After they conducted the experiment, Sean and Lexi made her board.
Lexi's project advanced to the district fair.
She had to present her project to three different judges.
I'm sure she did great. Parents weren't allowed in the room.
That night we found out that Lexi was advancing onto the state competition!
Lexi was so excited and so proud of her ribbon.
In March she'll go up to the University of Utah and compete.
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