Science Fair Projects

Links verified 2/01/2010

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. Elmer's Science Fair Resources - Choosing your project | Planning your project
5. Energy Fair: Scientific Method - A guide to teaching students the scientific method using the experimental design model with an emphasis on energy science fair projects
6. EnergyQuest - a number of science projects and energy activities for students
7. Experimental Science Projects - from Science Buddies
8. How to do your science fair project - a 28 page .pdf document with some really good ideas
9. Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
10. Internet Science and Technology Fair
11. IPL - science fair project resource guide from the Internet Public Library
12. Lakewood Public Library student guide to Science Fair projects
13. Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects
14. Math Projects for Science Fairs - from the Canadian Mathematical Society
15. NEED Science Fair Projects for Kids - from the National Energy Education Development Project (files are in .pdf format)
16. Solar Cookers
    1. The "Minimum" Solar Box Cooker - A great solar oven you can build quickly from two cardboard boxes
    2. Cook hotdogs with the Sun in minutes - how to make a powerful solar concentrator that can cook four or five hotdogs in minutes.
    3. Make a solar powered marshmallow roaster
17. Professor Ron Robertson of Austin Peay State University has compiled materials on suggested topics for fair projects, sources of information and ideas
18. 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.
19. Science Experiments - grades 6-8; many experiments to explore!
20. Science Fair Center - Start hypothesizing.
21. Science Fair Central from DiscoverySchool.com - creative investigations into the real world
22. Science Fair Handbook
23. Science Fair Internet Resources from the LSU Library
24. Science Fair Primer
25. 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
26. Science Fair Project Index - The Science and Technology Division of the Akron-Summit County Public Library presents the Science Fair Project Index
27. Science Fair Projects and Experiments - Topics, Ideas, Resources and Sample Projects.
28. Science Projects for Kids - from Crystal Clear Science Fair Projects
29. Seismology at the Science Fair produced by the USGS
30. Selah Science Projects - links to 6th and 7th grade projects from 2006
31. Step-by-Step Science Fair Success!
32. Successful Science Fair Projects - from Neuroscience for Kids
33. Super Science Fair Projects
34. Try Science