Eureka! Lab: read about projects that students around the world have completed in the past
YES Prep Science Fair Projects: read the titles and abstracts of some projects that other YES Prep students have completed successfully in previous years
Science Buddies Topic Selection Wizard: take a survey to help you narrow down the topics you are most interested in and see projects you can build off of for your project
Project Poster Examples: click this link to view pictures of good project posters from previous competitions.
Google Science Fair Past Winners: watch videos of projects completed by students from around the world. Don't let some of the technical titles make you nervous, these are students just like you! Watch some of their videos to learn more about their projects. Maybe there's a way that you could make it even better!
Houston Science & Engineering Fair Special Awarding Agencies: at the Regional Science & Engineering Fair, in addition to the place awards there are also special awards. Different companies, schools, and research groups come in to give away their own awards to projects that match their organization's goals. Browse this list of organizations to get an idea of the different types of projects you could present to them. Maybe you could even build off of a technology or technique that they use in their organization!
Science News: science news articles similar to Science News for Students, but with a bit more of the scientific details
Futurity: similar to science news for students, this website provides interesting articles that are easy to read and always has a link to the original study at the bottom. A cool thing about this site is that it also lets you search articles by which University conducted the research.
Google Scholar: use this search engine to find official primary source scientific articles. Can be a bit tricky to read at first, but keep google at hand to google the words you don't know and you're sure to learn a lot!
Nobel Prize Website: see what groundbreaking research is being done by professional scientists! Contains links to the technical papers and sometimes additional popular articles that reference/describe the work for the public.
Example Research Plan (Social Science): take a look at the research plan from a past social science project so you can get an idea of what is expected from your research plan.
Example Research Plan (Life Science): take a look at the research plan from a past life science project so you can get an idea of what is expected from your research plan.
Example Research Plan (Engineering): take a look at the research plan from a past engineering project so you can get an idea of what is expected from your research plan.
ISEF Research Plan Document: You will ultimately be putting all of this information into Scienteer rather than on paper; however, if you would like to see the official ISEF document and its description, click this link.
Science Fair Rules & Rubrics
ISEF Safety Rules: The rules outlined in this document are true for ALL levels of science fair. Your project must meet these requirements or else it will not be approved and you may be disqualified from the fair. If you are looking for a specific rule, try looking at the Table of Contents first or use "ctrl F" to find specific key words.
How to Use Scienteer: instructions for how to use the web app that we will use in order to approve projects. In order to register for our science fair, you must create a Scienteer account and fill in all of the required forms.
YES Prep Science Fair Judges Rubric: this is the exact rubric that judges will use when evaluating your project. As you design your project and practice presenting, use this rubric to check how you're doing!
Houston Science Fair Scientific Notebook Rubric: if you qualify for the Houston Science and Engineering Fair, you will not only have your poster and presentation judged, but also your lab notebook. There are even special awards for the best notebooks!