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Science Fairs

© Debbie St. Germain

In 1928, the American Institute of New York, sponsored the first Children's Science fair. Students soon formed science clubs and science fairs became so popular that the task of developing science fairs was taken over by the government's Science Service. Today science fairs are held on the national and local level. Whether your class has started planning its science fair or not, it's never too early to start thinking about your science fair project.

If you would like to read my previous article on science fairs you can go to Science Fairs: Fun? Below is a list of Science Fair sites on the web including the newest ones that have started this year.

General Sites

Discovery School: Science Fair Central Discovery is known for creating the best in educational sites on the web and they haven't failed with their newest site for kids. I enjoyed reading the stories of kids who turned their questions into winning science fair projects and the section on what encouraged scientists to begin their careers.

From Idea to Exhibit A topnotch guide for science fair projects, from start to finish. Project ideas and forms are available, as well.

From Idea to Exhibit This is a guide you don't want to miss. Fun and easy to understand explanations of all aspects of the science fair project.

Hands on Science Fair You will find information on how to start and complete a science fair project and/or paper as well as resources, forms, FAQs, sample projects, and awards. I especially like their getting started page with steps and ideas on choosing a topic for your project.

Science Fair Prep Science fair tips and projects categorized by school level. If you are looking for forms to print out, this site has some excellent ones to help you during your experiment.

Science Fair Project Handbook This site has a few things that may help you in your preparation of a project such as; required forms for those doing special projects and checklists.

Student Research Handbook From start to finish; this handbook takes you through the steps of a science fair project.

The Ultimate Science Fair Resource I'm not sure about being the ultimate, but this site has a fair amount of information on science fair projects. They are rebuilding the site so new material should be available as they progress.

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