| Author | Message | ||
     Morefiredanu@aol.com |
help if i order online can i have it in a day...i'll pay extra.please help | ||
| Simon Quellen Field (Sfield) |
We ship using United States Postal Service Priority Mail. Packages usually arrive at U.S.destinations in 5 days or less. We have looked into providing next day service, but the cost usually dwarfs the cost of the order, and we would have to buy new software to handle postage costs that vary with zip code, weight, and package size. Building a radio, even one this simple, is not a project that should be attempted under a deadline. Science fair projects should be planned so that the student has time to make mistakes, and learn from them. I get several emails a day from students and their parents, often with questions about science fair projects. I answer them immediately whenever I can, and so do other science forums on the Web, but we can't provide the learning experience that comes from making a difficult project finally work. A good science fair project will push the limits of a student's abilities. Time is required to really learn from the experience. If a project works the first time, the student misses the value of being able to figure out what was going wrong, and making changes based on a knowledge of how the technology works. Learning from the project is the most important part of doing one, but projects are also graded or judged on other factors, since determining how much was learned is much more difficult than judging the presentation, or the length of the paper that describes the project. You should allow the student time to present a project that they can be proud of. Doing a project the day before it is due leads to frustration and resentment, when the project should promote learning and pride, and an excitement to learn more about science. This is not to criticize those who have tight deadlines. There are many reasons for starting late. But it is meant to encourage students and parents to plan more carefully next time. Teachers give lots of notice about science fair due dates, and they give the notices often. Science fairs also occur at pretty much the same time each year. Parents can help by asking the teachers about science fair dates ahead of time. | ||
| Anonymous |
I ordered a package from you yesterday I am from Nefoudland Canada and i am wondering when my materiels will be arriving Thank You | ||
| Simon Quellen Field (Sfield) |
In the future, use email to contact me about this kind of question. This message board is for messages that will stay up forever, so that all of my readers can see it and comment on it. When you placed your order, the acknowledgement page told you that we ship using United States Postal Service Priority Mail, and while they won't guarantee shipping times, we have been seeing packages arrive in the U.S. in 5 days or less. The same holds for Canada, although most other international orders take a little longer. Please send me mail when you read this, so I can remove it and your first note from the archives. | ||
| Melissa Dorssers Unregistered guest |
I ordered an item from the catalog, and I'm checking to see where it is? Please forward any information you may have regarding my parcel. Thank you Melissa Dorssers | ||
| osamahilal Unregistered guest |
a small walkie talkie in a watch |
