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Teachers and Students...
Science projects and science fairs don't have to be hard.
Here you will find everything you need to know.
 
We've gathered what we've found to be some of the best links on the Internet.  
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If you're a teacher or administrator looking for some great science fair videos and printed support material, check out the wide selection available here.

Science Fairs

list of all science fairs on the web (everyone)
Well, maybe not all the science fairs, but there sure are a lot of them!  Visit school, regional, state and even foreign science fairsFind out which projects won awards.

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (students and teachers, grades 7-12)
This is where all the regional and state winners go each year to compete at the highest level

Getting started

Successful science fair projects (teachers and students, experimental projects)
The steps involved in doing an experimental type project.  Also, good links at the bottom of the page

Steps to prepare a science fair project (students doing an experimental type project)
An abbreviated outline on how to do an experimental type project, an idea generator to help you pick a topic for your project and some sample projects done by students.


Sample Science Fair Projects

Experimental science projects: An intermediate level guide (grade 3-5)
The effects of salt on the boiling temperature of water, a project done by a 4th grader

Ideas For Science Fair Projects

Scienz Fair (yep it's spelled right!) Packed with project ideas, hints and tips and competitions.  Great for both teachers and students (mostly for grades 1-9)

Exploratorium: The Learning Center (teachers and students grades 1-8)
Here you will find some wonderful demonstrations of scientific principles.  Teachers, try some of these in your class.  Students, do one for your science project.   Follow the paths to "Science Snacks" and "Science Explorer".   Think about how you might turn one of these demonstrations into an experiment!

A Canadian site with lots of science project ideas (grades 1-12)

The Thinking Fountain (grades 3-6)
Grow some mold on bread.

Science Made Simple (grades 1-4)
Some simple project ideas

The Franklin Institute Science Museum (students and teachers K-8 with many good primary activities)
Here you will find a number of fun science activities that can easily be done as your science project.  They are mostly models and demonstrations.

Teacher Lesson Plans on Science (students and teachers, grades K-12)
There are lots of good ideas lurking about here.  See what teachers do to explain a subject and find one of their activities to use for your science fair project!

Bill Beaty's Science Site. (students and teachers grades 1-12)
Always a favorite, Bill Beaty's site is packed with cool stuff

Insights Visual Productions, Inc (teachers and students, grades K-12)
This company produces and distributes a number of science fair and invention fair videos.  One is for teacher inservice and ten others are used in the classroom at various grade levels.   Most programs include excellent handbooks with reproducible printed material.

Resources

Convert English measurements to Metric (students grades 4-12)
When you collect science data, it should be in metric measurements.  If you measure something with a "yard stick", you should convert the measurement (feet or inches) to meters or centimeters for your project.  At this site, you will be able to easily do this.  Remember to round off the answers, if necessary, after you do the conversions.  Also, use the right form.  1,552 centimeters is better expressed as 15.52 meters.


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