Selected Internet Resources - Science Fair Projects
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Amateur
Scientist
http://earth.thesphere.com/SAS/SciAm/sciamidx.html
Complete index (1952-present) to all projects listed in "The Amateur Scientist" column
printed in the Scientific American. Articles must be obtained from Scientific
American or libraries.
Intel International Science
and Engineering Fair
http://www.sciserv.org/isef/
The top science fair competition for grades 9-12. Winners compete for scholarships,
tuition grants, science equipment and scientific field trips.
Internet Public
Library
http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/
Extensive guide providing links to sites covering all aspects of science
fairs.
National
Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
http://www.nsta.org/main/sciencesites/default.asp?category=16
Websites recommended by NSTA members and non-members.
National
Student Research Center
http://www.nsta.org/main/sciencesites/default.asp?page=1&category=16&phrase=
Links to sites containing information, examples and resources for science
fairs, classroom activities and for publication.
Science
Fair Central
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral
Offers information for students, teachers and parents. Also provides link
to Janice VanCleave's "Science for fun" web site.
Science Fair
Project Index
http://ascpl.lib.oh.us/scifair/sftp.htm
An electronic database index of science experiments published in 1990 and
after. Produced by the Akron-Summit County Public Library. Print editions
cover years 1973-1989.
ScienzFair
Projects
http://members.aol.com/ScienzFair/ideas.htm
rranged by subject categories, site offers projects for students fro, elementary
to high school. Most ideas have a link to either a project or background
informtaion on the topic.
SciFair.org: The
Ultimate Science Fair Resource
http://www.scifair.org/
A guide to all steps involved in a science project along with
links to other project guide sites and to science subject area sites. A link
is also given for a source for science fair supplies for students, teachers and
judges.
Virtual Science Fair
Homepage
http://www.csun.edu/~lg48405/
Science fair projects in electronic format.
The WWW
Virtual Library: Science Fairs
http://physics.usc.edu/~gould/ScienceFairs/
Listing of local, regional, state, national and international
science fair sites available through the World Wide Web. A section on virtual
science
fairs is also included.
For additional web sites and resources on science fair projects
consult:
Ebenezer. Jazlin V. Science on the internet: a resource for
K-12 teachers.
Upper Saddle River, NJ, Merrill, c1999. 180 p.
Rosner, Marc
Alan. Science fair success using the internet.
Springfield, NJ,
Enslow Publishers, Inc., c1999. 112 p.
Renehan, Edward. Science on the web: a connoisseur's
guide to over 500 of the best,
most useful, and most fun science websites. New York,
NY, Springer, c1996. 382 p.
Sills, Thomas W. Science fun in Chicagoland: a quide for
parents and teachers;
describing over 1,000 resources, including over 600 from around
the country.
2nd ed. Chicago, IL, Dearborn Resources, c1999.
254 p.
LC
Science Tracer Bullet: Science Fair Projects.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/scifairtb.html
Compiled by Joyce Howland. Washington, D.C. Reference Section,
Science and Technology
Division, 1997. 16 p. (TB 97-4).
See also Tracer Bullet titles on Space
Science Projects (TB
92-7),
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/spacesciencetb.html, Environmental
Science Projects (TB 97-6), and Science
Projects in Biology (TB 93-6).
Compiled by Joyce Howland
April 2001 |