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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! |
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Aeronautics
Activities and Lessons from NASA - From wind tunnels to
jets it is all about aeronautics. |
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Air
Travelers - Learn about the propreties of buoyancy, gases,
temperature through hot air balloons. From the Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry. |
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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. |
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American
Chemical Society |
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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. |
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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. |
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Be
a PopCorn Scientist - Test for volume, taste, kernel per
ratio, etc.! |
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Beakman's
World Experiments - All kinds of expermients-electromagnets,
rockets, electric motors, all kinds of neat experiments. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Build
a Solar System - Another site from the Exploratorium Museum
in California. Make a scale model of the solar system. |
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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!
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The
Center for Environmental Education and Natural History |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Exploratorium
Science Snacks - Scaled down versions of Exploratorium Museum
exhibits. Lots of ideas for science projects. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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! |
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The
Great Plant Escape - Don't get "soiled again".
Learn about plants and soil. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair |
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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! |
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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. |
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Lane
Library Database Page |
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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! |
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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. |
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The
Miami Museum of Science lets hurricane storm science blow
in with great ideas on how to make your very own weather station.
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At
the Miami Museum of Science, explore
biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere & geosphere. |
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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.
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Microbiology
Experiments - Stalk those mysterious microbes! Find out
how and where they can live. Brought to you by the American Society
for Microbiology. |
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Space
Place Make and do spacey things. Other great links to other
NASA sources for kids are listed here, too. |
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National
Science Teachers Association An expansive on-line resource
for science teachers. |
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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? |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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The
Science Club - Project ideas and a Science Fair Ideas Exchange
highlight this website. Great ideas for all age levels. |
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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.
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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! |
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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. |
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Science
Is Fun - Lots of stuff about chemistry specifically and
science generally. Experiments, presentations, and more. |
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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. |
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Science
Made Simple - A sampling of free science projects and experiments
from a subscription on-line magazine. |
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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. |
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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. |
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The
Tornado Project - Create a tornado. |
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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.
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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. |
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The
Why Files: Cool Science Projects - Check back every two
weeks because these science projects change. |
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The
World Wide Web Virtual Library - Science Fairs - Links to
international, national, state and local science fairs. |
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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. |
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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!
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ARE ALL OFFICIAL STATE SCIENCE FAIR SITES and they all have hints
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