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Chemistry Science Fairs:
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Math Award Winners
Physics Competitions
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Note: At the time this webpage was published, all of the follow external websites were appropriate for students.  However, we have no control over content that is external to our website.   We recommend that parents/guardians supervise their children whenever they are using the Internet for research.

 

Agriculture Sites:

http://www.fl-ag.com/PlanetAg/

Florida Agriculture.com has a variety of ideas for science fair projects on agriculture topics.

 

http://www.4-h.org/

The 4-H Club site has interesting ideas for uses of technology to enhance farming.

 

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Astronomy Sites:
 http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scisp.html
The section of the DiscoverySchool.com site provides links about astronomy topics for students, teachers, and parents.

 

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Star Child is a site by NASA with kid-friendly information and online movies related to the solar system and space exploration.

 

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
The NASA Quest site is a resource for kids and space enthusiasts.

 

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
NASA Kids is an excellent place for kids interested in Space, Science, Rockets, Astronauts and the Solar System.

 

http://www.earthsky.org
The Earth Sky site includes articles, activities, and links for kids.

 

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
The Kid’s Astronomy site has sections on Stars, planets, black holes, and the Junior Astronomers Club.

 

http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Astronomy_and_Space/
The Google directory has the top sites for kids and teens about astronomy and space.

 

http://www.nineplanets.org/
On the Nine Planets site you can take a virtual tour of our solar system.

 

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Biology Sites:
 http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scibs.html
The section of the DiscoverySchool.com site provides links about biology topics for students, teachers, and parents.

 

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology at this Web site. Activities include dust exploration, classifying critters, microscopy, plant parts, and more.

 

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Chemistry Sites:
 http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scics.html
The section of the DiscoverySchool.com site provides links about chemistry topics for students, teachers, and parents.

 

http://www.chem4kids.com/
The Chem4Kids site speaks directly to the young scientist. It's an excellent tutorial for children learning scientific concepts and how math is integrated into science.

 

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Earth Science Sites:
 http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scies.html
The section of the DiscoverySchool.com site provides links about earth science topics for students, teachers, and parents.

 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/sciencefair.html
This site has lots of earthquake science fair project ideas from the USGS!

 

http://quake.ualr.edu/schools/elem.htm
This site has geology and earth sciences resources for Kindergarten and Elementary School students and teachers. It includes classroom activities, science fair projects, and more.

 

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Math Sites:
 http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/math.html
DiscoverySchool.com is dedicated to making teaching and learning an exciting, rewarding adventure for students, teachers, and parents.

 

http://camel.math.ca/Education/mpsf/
This site from the Canadian Mathematical society has suggestions for possible projects on topics that could make exciting and interesting projects.

 

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives has online math activities to explore.

 

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Physics Sites:
 http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/sciph.html
The section of the DiscoverySchool.com site provides links about physics topics for students, teachers, and parents.

 

http://www.physics.org/index.asp

The Physics.org site lets you explore the physics of objects you find in everyday life.

 

http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/schoolzone/tellmeabout.cfm

The Canadian Science and Technology Museum site has a series of fact-filled pages about different topics.

 

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General Science Sites:
 http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scigs.html
DiscoverySchool.com is dedicated to making teaching and learning an exciting, rewarding adventure for students, teachers, and parents.

 

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/scifair1/stures.htm

The Science is Alive website provides a list of links for different areas of science arranged by topic.

 

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm
The EcoKids site offers topical information about the environment through interactive, fun, educational games and activities that utilize participants' willingness to learn. Children are encouraged to form their own opinions, make decisions, get involved and understand the impact their own actions have on the environment.

 

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/about_windows.html
Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system covering the Earth and Space sciences for use by the general public.

 

http://www.amnh.org/ology/
OLogy means "the study of." And here on the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies. What's your favorite OLogy? If you're fascinated by spiders, then you're into ARACHNOLOGY. If you erupt with joy for volcanoes, then VOLCANOLOGY is your thing. If you're completely wowed by planets and stars, then you love ASTRONOMY.

 

http://science.howstuffworks.com/
The How Stuff Works site is full of neat information about all kinds of science topics.

 

http://www.exploratorium.edu/

The Exploratorium site has loads of cool activities related to science topics.

 

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/vsc/science.html

The BCPS Library Office site lists recommended websites for each grade and science topic.

 

http://www.sciencebob.com/questions/scilinks.html

The Adventures of Science Bob site has a list of links about science topics.

 

http://www.kineticcity.com/

Kinetic City has interesting science games to play.

 

http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/

The Magic Schoolbus site has interesting science activities to explore.

 

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/

The Access Excellence site has online science mysteries to solve.

 

http://www.billnye.com/flash.html

The Bill Nye Labs site has interesting activities to learn more about science.

 

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Ask an Expert Resources:

http://classroom.all-science-fair-projects.com/forum/

Use the Mad Scientist Forum to get answers to your questions about science fair projects.

 

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/phpBB2/index.php  

This section of the Science Buddies’ site is an Ask an Expert Forum.

 

http://www.omsi.edu/explore/whatzit/

Get answers to a wide variety of questions about science.

 

http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/

This section of the Internet Public Library’s site contains science fair resources.

 

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/archive.htm

This website allows you to access the Ask a Scientist’s archive of past questions and answers.

 

http://www.askusnow.info/

Baltimore County’s Ask a Librarian service allows students who live in Maryland to get answers to their questions from a live person.

 

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Fee-based Databases:

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/feebased/index.html 

Baltimore County Public Schools supplies free access to a collection of fee-based databases for all county students.  In particular the online encyclopedia is a great place to start your research. See your librarian for passwords to access these resources.

 

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Kid Friendly Search Engines:

http://www.kidsclick.org

KidsClick! is a web search tool for kids created by librarians.

 

http://kids.yahoo.com

Yahoo! Kids is a web directory for kids.

 

http://www.ajkids.com/

Ask Jeeves for Kids lets you ask questions to find answers to your questions.

 

http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm

Kids Search Tools provides a gateway to a number of search tools geared toward young people.

 

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General Science Fair Sites:

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/Getting-Started.html

This section of Discovery.com has a handbook on how to complete science fair projects.

 

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/

The All Science Fair Projects website is full of information about doing science fair projects.

 

http://www.isd77.org/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi?schoolname=school305&statusFlag=goGenie&geniesite=45&myButton=g5plugin&db=g45_b211

The Cyber Fair website has one-sentence explanations of each part of a science fair. One of the steps described is presenting your project to judges. This may or may not be a part of your science fair. The site also has an explanation of what makes a good project and an explanation of how to come up with your own science fair project.

 

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/scifun/projects.htm

The Gateway to Educational Materials is an extensive and detailed step-by-step guide to doing a science fair project.

 

http://users.rcn.com/tedrowan/primer.html

The Science Fair Primer helps students get started and run a science fair project.

 

http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/observation.htm

The Science Fair Project on the Web is a a detailed science fair help site. Step by step instructions on the science fair project. Categories include observation, question, hypothesis, method, result, conclusion, presentation.

 

http://www.scifair.org/

The Ultimate Science Fair Resource provides a variety of resources and advice.

 

http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/Resources/Good_Project.html

A website from USC that gives a lot of good tips and ideas to think about regarding what makes a good science fair project. Advice for students as well as teachers and parents is included.

 

http://www.ri.net/schools/East_Greenwich/Cole/sciencefair.html

Mr. McLauren's Science Fair Survival Page provides tips from Archie R. Cole Junior High School on what makes a good project.

 

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html

The Neuroscience for Kids: Successful Science Fair websites shows projects made by Lynne Bleeker, a former science teacher, science fair organizer, and judge. Gives a thorough and detailed description of the steps to a successful science fair project.

 

http://www.elmers.com/sciencefair/projectplanning.aspx
Elmers.com includes tons of science fair project ideas, tips for creating successful projects, information on how judges think, advice for your parents, and so much more!

 

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/scifair/index.htm

Use this Online Research Model to complete a science fair project about energy.

 

http://www.lanepl.org/sf_links.htm

Lane's Science Fair website provides information about science fairs.

 

http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/scifair/index.html

Dragon Fly TV’s site has load of information about science investigations.

 

http://www.aolatschool.com/elementary/features/sciencefairs/index.adp

AOL at School’s website connects you to resources about science fairs. 

 

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/

The Internet Public Library’s site has a list of resources for science fair projects.

 

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Award Winning Projects:

http://youth.net/nsrc/nsrc-info.html

The National Student Research Center publishes papers by students who complete science fair projects. Browse through the archive to find samples of completed projects.

 

http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/

This site lets you learn about the winners of the Science Fair Central competition.

   

http://www.sciserv.org/isef/results/index.asp

This site lists award winning projects from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

 

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Science / Technology / Engineering / Math Competitions:

http://www.sciserv.org/isef/

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) is geared to middle and high school students, but it provides links to recommended resources which may be of interest to you.

 

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Education/K_12/Fairs_and_Competitions/

This site is Yahoo’s directory of fairs and competitions.

 

http://physics.usc.edu/~gould/ScienceFairs/

This site has a list of websites about science fair competitions.

 

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Sites to Help You Pick a Topic:

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_topic.shtml

The Science Buddies’ site has a wizard to help you pick a topic.

 

http://www2.warnerbros.com/ideagenerator/index.html

The Cybermission website has a tool to help generate ideas for science and technology projects.

 

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com

The All Science Fair Projects’ site has tons of ideas for sample topics.

     
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