Thinking about science project in speech, language, hearing or swallowing? We can help.

If you’re interested in how we speak, hear or other aspects of speech, language, hearing or swallowing, we can arrange for a local speech-language pathologist, audiologist or graduate student to mentor you and help you design and conduct your experiment or project. We can help advance your project toward the State Science Fair.

Examples of possible projects include:

• Studies of memory span and memory retention
• Study the “comfort zone” different people have, how the comfort zone varies between sexes, and between friends and strangers
• Determine if a person’s reading comprehension is greater when reading written material on paper or from a computer screen
• Determine whether elementary grade students comprehend directions better with visual, aural or typed directions.
• Research what type of facial expressions babies can mimic and how young they start to mimic them. (A new baby brother or sister would be helpful.)
• Does smell affect memory?
• Does eating breakfast affect short-term memory?
• Research chewing, swallowing, and meal duration differences between a high school student and a grandparent.

The (your agency / university name) will be at the (location) Science Fair at the (place) to judge projects related to speech, language, hearing or swallowing.

In past years, we have awarded: (list possible prizes / donations from agencies)

For more information on speech-language pathologists and audiologists in (your area), visit www.asha.org

For information on our mentoring and award program, contact: