Science Fair Projects

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CSIRO - Do-it-yourself Science Experiments for Kids

  • Try your hand at these fun and easy science experiments and activities for kids. Explore science concepts and discover the world around you using simple ingredients found in the home or at school.

CurioCity - Explore

  • A collection of STEM Resources

Discovery Education - Science Fair Central

  • Step-by-step plan for developing and presenting successful projects

Education.com - Elementary School Science Fair Project Ideas

  • Carefully explained procedures that yield enlightening results.

How Stuff Works - Science

  • Unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand answers and explanations of how the world actually works.

Infoplease - Science Fair Projects

  • Understanding and using the Scientific Method. Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Science Fair Projects © 2003 by Nancy K. O'Leary and Susan Shelly.

ipl2 - Science Fair Project Resource Guide

  • If you’ve never done a science fair project before, DON’T PANIC! The IPL’s Science Fair Project Resource Guide will help you through the whole project by guiding you to a variety of excellent web resources.

KidSpot - Science Experiments

  • Simple science experiments you can do at home to introduce basic scientific concepts. Find easy science experiments now with easy to follow step by step instructions.

Library of Congress - Science Fair Projects

  • Selected Internet Resources

Library Spot - Science Projects

  • You'll find the best science fair sites, project ideas and hints, report writing resources and much more.

National Library of New Zealand - Science Projects and Science Fairs

  • This collection of websites provides ideas for the science fair. Includes information on the scientific method and how write a hypothesis, and instructions on how to conduct experiments.

National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project - Science Fair Projects

  • NEED received a grant for the National Network of Energy and Environmental Education Professionals to provide some helpful energy science fair projects for kids. They suggest using their Energy Fair science fair guide to plan your science fair project before jumping into their experiments.

Science Bob - Science Fair Ideas

  • Ideas to get you started

Science Buddies

  • Looking for inspiration for a science fair project? Science Buddies has over 1,150 Project Ideas in all areas of science. The Topic Selection Wizard tool can help you find a project you will enjoy!

Science Fair Adventure

  • Includes science fair projects across several distinct categories, including chemistry, physics, biology, and more. Each project is listed in an easy to follow manner with step-by-step instructions on how to carry out the project.

Science Kids - Science Experiments for Kids

  • Learn interesting science and technology facts by experimenting with different materials that react in surprising ways.

Science News for Students

Smithsonian TweenTribune: Science

Surfnetkids - Science Fair Projects

  • Ideas that will get your creative juices flowing

United States Department of Agriculture - Sci4Kids - Ideas For Agricultural Science Fair Projects

  • Here are a few basic ideas for agricultural science projects. Use these ideas as a jumping-off place for coming up with your own project.

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