Science Fair Projects

Links verified 12/17/2015

1. Agricultural Ideas for Science Fair Projects - Agriculture doesn't have its own category in science fairs, but it is a part of many of the "official" categories.
2. Building a simple spectroscope - step by step instructions using common materials
3. California State Science Fair: Having trouble getting started with your project? Here's a collection of web sites which address just your problem
4. Earthquake Hazards Program - from the USGS
5. Elmer's Science Fair Resources - Choosing your project | Planning your project [These expired links are available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the pages don't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
6. Energy Fair: Experimental Design -
7. EnergyQuest - a number of science projects and energy activities for students
8. Experimental Science Projects - from Science Buddies
9. How to do your science fair project - a 28 page .pdf document with some really good ideas [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
10. Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
11. Internet Science and Technology Fair
12. IPL - science fair project resource guide from the Internet Public Library
13. Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects
14. Math Projects for Science Fairs - from the Canadian Mathematical Society
15. Prepare For The Science Fair - [14:59] An animated introduction to the middle school science fair. Creation and production by Kevin Temmer, an International Baccalaureate graduate from Land O' Lakes High School in Florida.
16. Professor Ron Robertson of Austin Peay State University has compiled materials on suggested topics for fair projects, sources of information and ideas
17. Project Idea Index - from Science Buddies
18. Project Ideas - links to over a thousand project ideas!
19. Science Buddies - a non-profit organization focused on developing science enrichment tools for students in grades K-12. Be sure to take a look at their topic selection wizard.
20. Science Experiments - grades 6-8; many experiments to explore!
21. Science Fair Adventure - project ideas
22. Science Fair Center - Start hypothesizing.
23. Science Fair Central from DiscoverySchool.com - creative investigations into the real world
24. Science Fair Experiments - experiments indexed by grade level, courtesy of the National Energy Education Development Project
25. Science Fair Handbook
26. Science Fair Ideas - ideas only, find something that interests you and have fun with it
27. Science Fair Primer
28. Science Fair Projects Ideas - for science fairs in high school and middle school
29. Science Fair Project Ideas - organized by grade or subject
30. Science Fair Project Resources - links to other sites with science fair ideas
31. Science Fair Projects - organized by difficulty of the project
32. Science Fair Projects - organized by topic, each topic has links to many project ideas
33. Science Fair Projects - This National Energy Education Development project has suggestions for primary, intermediate and secondary science fair projects
34. Science Fair Projects - from Science Kids
35. Science Fair Idea Exchange Got an old and unused (but cool) idea for a science fair project? Why not add it to the exchange? Let someone else go wild with it! Are you looking for a science fair idea? Check out their archive!
    1. Biology ideas
    2. Chemistry ideas
    3. Physics ideas
    4. Psychology ideas
36. Science Fair Projects and Experiments - Topics, Ideas, Resources and Sample Projects.
37. Science Projects for Kids - from Crystal Clear Science Fair Projects
38. Selah Science Projects - links to 6th and 7th grade projects from 2006
39. Solar Cookers
    1. The "Minimum" Solar Box Cooker - A great solar oven you can build quickly from two cardboard boxes
    2. Cook hot dogs with the Sun in minutes - how to make a powerful solar concentrator that can cook four or five hot dogs in minutes.
    3. Make a solar powered marshmallow roaster
40. Successful Science Fair Projects - from Neuroscience for Kids
41. Super Science Fair Projects
42. Try Science
43. You and Your Science Fair Project - For Teachers, Students, and Parents

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