Science Fair Project Resources

Use the following resources in researching and preparing for your Virtual Science Fair entry!

• The Ultimate Science Fair Resource
  This site provides everything you need to know about science fairs! We highly recommend using this site in every step of your project.

• Your Science Fair Resource Guide
  Another excellent site! Use this site to help you learn about the scientific method, or to help choose a topic. At this site you may also view sample science fair projects.

• Sample Science Fair Projects
  These projects are applicable for grades 4-8.

• Science Fair Central
  A comprehensive guide to creating your science fair project! Applicable for grades 4-12.

• Science Fair Student Handbook
  This is another DiscoverySchool resource that is an excellent source for organizing your science fair project.

• Neuroscience for Kids: Successful Science Fair Projects
  "A successful science fair project does not have to be expensive or even terribly time-consuming. However, it does require some planning and careful thought." Learn more at this very organized site!

• Science Fair Primer
  The ideas on this page have been developed over twenty years of teaching science through research projects.

• Math Forum: Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects
  This page is full of practical, fascinating math-based science fair projects, from fractals to polyhedra!

• Math Forum: Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects
  This page is full of practical, fascinating math-based science fair projects, from fractals to polyhedra!

• What Makes a Good Science Fair Project?
  This short guide, written by a group of experienced judges for the California State Science Fair, provides guidance for students in identifying the types of projects, as opposed to their subjects, which make good science fair projects.

• Youth Science Foundation
  Useful ideas organized by grade level including primary grades (1-4), elementary grades (4-6), junior high (7-8), and high school (9-12). From Newfoundland, Canada.

• Mr. McLaren's Science Fair Survival Page
  An excellent compilation of resources answering the questions "what makes a good project?" "how do you go about doing an experimental science fair project?" and "what further resources are available on the Web?"

• Experimental Science Fair Project Guide
  Two separate, but related, guides from Minnesota. The first outlines steps in preparing a project (complete with an ideas list), while the second focuses on the preparation of an experimental project at different grade levels.

• ScienzFair Projects
  An extensive collection of links to project ideas, as well as helpful tips and suggestions for doing your project.