Science Fair Resources

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• Steps to Prepare a Science Fair Project This page written by Yvonne Karsten - Parent and Science Fair Coordinator at Kennedy Elementary School 1994-1996, Mankato.
   
• Experimental Science Projects written by David Morano, Associate Professor Mankato State University
  • An Introductory Level Guide
  • An Intermediate Level Guide
  • The Effect of Salt on the Boiling Temperature of Water is a 4th grade science project.
     
• South Central/Southwest (SC/SW) Minnesota Regional Science and Engineering Fairs
  The South Central region includes the schools in the counties of Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan. The Southwest region counties are Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, and Swift.
  
  THE DATE FOR 2009 JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH REGIONAL FAIR HAS BEEN SET!
  • The Junior/Senior level (Grades 7-12) regional science & engineering fair date is February 21, 2009.
     
• California State Science Fair
   
• Elementary Science Fair 2009
  The date of the 2009 Fair is "To be determined". The Fair is sponsored by The Office of Educational Programs and hosted by the Brookhaven National Laboratory.
   
• Science News for Kids
   
  • Puzzlezone: Quick: What's the Diagonal?
    A geometry teaser.
     
  • Sciencefairzone: Magnetism and the Immune System
    What effect will magnets have on the development of CD4-positive T cells?
     
  • Labzone: Who Has the Biggest Genome?
    Find out how big the genomes are of different organisms with an eye towards determining which have the largest and which the smallest.
     
• Soup to Nuts handbook
  • Links and Books
     
• Cool Science Projects: Get motivated – do a science project based on what you enjoy. We have a guide that walks you through the process along with countless tips and ideas to get you started. Turn the hobby that you love into a project you’ll enjoy doing.
  • Science Fair Project Ideas
     
• DragonflyTV is a PBS Kids program on Twin Cities Public Television. DragonflyTV is designed to get kids excited about science.
  • DragonflyTV Educator's Guides