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	Adventures of Science Bob - Build your own volcano, or create a magnet or make your own slime. Science Bob teaches science to child actors and is now bringing those experiments to you!
	Aeronautics Activities and Lessons from NASA - From wind tunnels to jets it is all about aeronautics.
	Air Travelers - Learn about the propreties of buoyancy, gases, temperature through hot air balloons. From the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
	Agricultural Ideas for Science Fair Projects - The United States Department of Agriculture offers a wide variety of ideas for your science fair project. Find topic suggestions for chemistry, botany, environmental sciences, medicine and health, microbiology, and zoology.
	American Chemical Society
	Arts Magnet School Science Fair Tips - Created by teachers and students at the Arts Magnet School in New Haven, Connecticut, this site offers hints on how to prepare winning science fair projects, sample projects, display ideas, tips for teachers and links to some of the student's favorite science fair pages.
	AskEric Lessons Plans - Lesson plan ideas and projects submitted by teachers across the United States. Subjects are alphabetized and include titles such as Air and Its Characteristcs, Clouds, Understanding Wind Direction and Making a Wind Vane, Rock Classification and much much more.
	Be a PopCorn Scientist - Test for volume, taste, kernel per ratio, etc.!
	Beakman's World Experiments - All kinds of expermients-electromagnets, rockets, electric motors, all kinds of neat experiments.
	The Biology Project from the University of Arizona - Senior/advance level project using live mice to study the effects of environmental tobacco smoke and lung development.
	Bubbles- The Bubbles Theme Page has been organized by The Community Learning Network of Canada. Discover the properties of bubbles. For example, a demonstration can be made of the principles of the color spectrum or aerodynamics.
	Build a Solar System - Another site from the Exploratorium Museum in California. Make a scale model of the solar system.
	California Energy Commssion- Projects on electricity, wind energy, solar energy, chemically stored energy, water/hydro-power energy. Make your own lightning or rocket boat or a solar hot dog cooker!
	The Center for Environmental Education and Natural History
	Darby Duck and the Aquatic Crusaders - Become an Aquatic Crusader and learn about the characteristcs of water. Seven experiments that will show the importance of water to the environment. Developed by the Envrionmental Protection Agency.
	Do it Yourself - From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, this site offers tons of interesting information for children on a variety of subjects. Be sure to check out the "Do it Yourself" section for science project ideas.
	Edible/Inedible Experiments Archive - The Mad Scientist Network at Washington University in St. Louis professes that "science should be fun.....science should be edible"! Many fun science experiment ideas are presented. Age-level, safety measures and edibility factors are offered for each experiment. Although most of these experiments are not sophisticated enough for upper primary and middle school students, they can provide background information for more appropriate projects.
	EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE PROJECTS: An Intermediate Level Guide - Designed for middle school students, this is a very good introduction to the scientific method. Each step of the process is fully explained and an example science project demonstrates each aspect of the process. This site comes from David Morano, Associate Professor at Mankato State University in Minnesota.
	Exploratorium Science Snacks - Scaled down versions of Exploratorium Museum exhibits. Lots of ideas for science projects.
	Exploring Planets in the Classroom - The University of Hawaii presents activities on volcanoes, alka seltzer rockets, gravity gauges,etc. Activities center around the earth, moon, sun, solar system.
	Explore Science - This Shockwave-driven science lab allows students to conduct activities in Mechanics, E & M, Life Science, Waves, and Optics. A fun way to be introduced to these aspects of science, and, perhaps, choose a topic for your science fair project. Created by Roman Pfaff, PhD in Nuclear Physics.
	Fun Science Gallery - A great place to search for ideas for a science fair project, this site, put together by a team of collaborators, lives up to its name! Really fun and educational, too!
	Funology.com - Dedicated to the "science of having fun," this site is guarenteed not to bore you! Be careful, or you may actually find yourself enjoying science! Designed for the student who has fun in mind!
	The Great Plant Escape - Don't get "soiled again". Learn about plants and soil.
	Hands on Technology - Developed by AT&T and the Colts Neck, New Jersey public school system. Use inexpensive, every day materials to create hands on experiments for kids.
	HELPING YOUR CHILD LEARN SCIENCE - Although not a sophisticated, eye-catching site, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education has a wonderful list of activities for teaching children about science. Contains fun ideas and activities for home and community.
	Home Experiments - Using everyday around the house products, these interesting and fun science experiments come from University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry Professor Bassam Z. Shakhashiri.
	How Stuff Works - This site does exactly what it says. A great supplement for all the research needed for those science projects. Also a good place to get ideas. Some of the subject areas are aviation, electronics, weather, energy, etc.
	Hot Air Balloons - Make hot air balloons out of different materials. Demonstrate the properties of buoyancy, temperature and gas. A set of links prepared by the Community Learning Network of Canada.
	Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
	KinderGARDEN - Graduate student Tina Waliczek maintains this site for children who are interested in planting a seed of knowledge in their mind. Advice and ideas are provided for parents/educators who will be helping the young botanist. And, there's plenty for children to dig into too!
	Kinetic City Cyber Club - Join the Kinetic City Cyber Club crew in the Lab Car for some cool science experiments. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
	Lane Library Database Page
	Little Shop of Physics - Brought to us by Colorado State University, this site is the place to visit for all those movers and shakers who want to experiment with physics!
	The Miami Museum of Science presents The Atoms Family uses famous movie monsters to explore everything from atoms to light. Example: Frankenstein's lightning laboratory. Grade level listed on each project.
	The Miami Museum of Science lets hurricane storm science blow in with great ideas on how to make your very own weather station.
	At the Miami Museum of Science, explore biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere & geosphere.
	Marilyn's Imagination Factory - Artist/teacher Marilyn Brackney has an interesting approach to recycling - draw turning materials that get thrown out into art! A great "save the earth" project.
	Microbiology Experiments - Stalk those mysterious microbes! Find out how and where they can live. Brought to you by the American Society for Microbiology.
	Space Place Make and do spacey things. Other great links to other NASA sources for kids are listed here, too.
	National Science Teachers Association An expansive on-line resource for science teachers.
	Newton's Apple Teacher's Guides - Although this site is designed for teachers, the information and experiments offered here were just too cool to pass up! After all, why should teachers have all the fun?
	Neuroscience For Kids - A great resource for projects on the brain, nervous system, senses, reflexes, memory, learning, etc. From the University of Washington in Seattle.
	Paper Airplanes Theme Page - The must be the ultimate resource related to the study of paper airplanes and their construction! From the Community Learning Network in Canada.
	New Science Fairs homepage - A project of the Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs Council, this homepage is designed to aid students in the most difficult aspect of their science fair experience; getting an idea.
	SandlotScience.com - Optical Illusions! Fool your friends, puzzle your parents, and tease your teachers with project ideas that will boggle the mind! They won't believe what they're seeing when you do one of these projects!
	Science Buddies - Free science fair project ideas, answers and tools for serious students
	The Science Club - Project ideas and a Science Fair Ideas Exchange highlight this website. Great ideas for all age levels.
	The Science Explorer: An Exploratorium-At-Home Book - Great fun! And lot's of great ideas, too. An excellent collection of science experiments and projects. Be sure to have Shockwave installed on your PC.
	Science Fair Central - Brought to us by the Discovery Channel, this site offers something for students, parents and teachers. Teachers will be better organized, students will find winning ideas, and parents will discover what they can do to help their young scientist achieve winning results. All you have to do is visit Science Fair Central!
	Science Fair Primer - A science teacher takes you step-by-step through the process of doing a successful science fair project. This site also includes hundreds of ideas for projects, as well.
	Science Is Fun - Lots of stuff about chemistry specifically and science generally. Experiments, presentations, and more.
	Science Junction - North Carolina State University invites students and teachers to come and join their cyber-community of scientists. A place for teaching and learning about science in our everyday lives, this site seeks to make connections between researchers and educators. Includes a section for students.
	Science Made Simple - A sampling of free science projects and experiments from a subscription on-line magazine.
	Science Projects in Agriculture - The United States Department of Agriculture presents an attractive, easy-to-use site designed to help your science fair project. A basic explanation of the scientific method is available along with science fair project ideas. A good overall introduction.
	Student Activities from Jefferson Lab's BEAMS Program - The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) is a U.S. Department of Energy research laboratory which studies atoms. The scientists and engineers of the lab invite 6th, 7th and 8th graders to visit to their virtual lab, where they can explore projects that will help them become enthused about math and science.
	The Tornado Project - Create a tornado.
	Twin Groves Middle School information on how to start and complete a science fair project and/or paper as well as resources, forms, FAQs, sample projects, and awards.
	Whelmers McREL's Accessible Science Series - Make an air cannon, do a little nickel karate, watch a potato float. These interesting experiments, and more, at this site. Fun and educational.
	The Why Files: Cool Science Projects - Check back every two weeks because these science projects change.
	The World Wide Web Virtual Library - Science Fairs - Links to international, national, state and local science fairs.
	YES Magazine - Paper airplanes, poppin'rockets, volcano in a bottle, soda bottle cyclone, lighting in a pan, salt crystals, yogurt making are some of the activities listed here in Canada's Science Magazine for Kids.
	Your Science Fair Project Resource Guide - Brought to us by the Internet Public Library, this is a great place to begin working on your science fair project! Not only do they provide experiment ideas, but they offer advice on how to write, research and present your project as well!
THESE ARE ALL OFFICIAL STATE SCIENCE FAIR SITES and they all have hints and tips for doing projects.
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