Science Fair Project Sites

From Idea to Exhibit
http://www.pnm.com/sciencefair/home.htm
This site gives guidelines on how to take a science project from an idea to the final stages. It gives good tips and general instructions on how to have a successful science project.

Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects
http://mathforum.org/teachers/mathproject.html

Science Buddies
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/  
Science Buddies provides free science fair project ideas, answers, and tools to teachers, parents, and students. The Science Fair Project Guide is an online encyclopedia for how to do science research and science fair projects. It includes step-by-step guidance, actual sample assignments, photos of science fair projects, tips for success, and self-grading checklists for students. There is also an interactive Topic Selection Wizard; Ask an Expert which helps students with their project questions using an online forum staffed by volunteer scientists and talented science students; and the Teacher Resources section includes information to help teachers guide their students to do research projects or conduct a science fair.

Science Fair Central
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/index.html
The in-depth primer for kids on this site, written by science expert Janice VanCleave, has a lot of visual appeal as well as solid information. Teachers will appreciate the Science Fair Organizer.

Super Science Fair Projects
http://www.super-science-fair-projects.com  
Super Science Fair Projects guides middle school, jr. high and high school students through the intricacies of science fair projects; also includes a parents guide and a teacher's resource page. With the aid of a timeline and step-by-step outline, the student is guided through the process of showing how to keep a science log, choose a category and topic, research a project, complete all six steps of the scientific method, write a project report and abstract, make a display board and give an oral presentation of the project. Students learn how judges evaluate a project. A click on the "Secret Files" links to projects, topics, ideas and experiments as well as additional resources.