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SCIENCE  RESOURCES

for y'all!

Science Fair Ideas 

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1. IPL Science Fair Project IDEAS   

Your Science Fair Project Resource Guide 

2. The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project

Experiments with Twinkies

3. Plants and agriculture Agricultural ideas for Science Fair Projects --  Agriculture doesn't have its own category in science fairs, but it is a part of many of the "official" categories. Here, we've put together a few basic ideas of agricultural science projects you can do. Use these ideas as a jumping-off place for coming up with your own project.

4. CyberFair -- A Resource by and for Elementary School Students

See a sample project, browse student projects, learn how to submit a project, see the steps involved in doing a project, or see samples of judging forms.
5. Science Experiments experiments are set up in Scientific Method format
 

Informational Sites 

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6. Mad Science

MadSci Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. For good measure we provide a variety of oddities and other ends as well.

7. Exploratorium

The Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception

8. Science Learning Network

The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education.

9. Brain: The World Inside Your Head

Human Biology

Activities and information about how the brain works.
10. Cool Science for Curious Kids

Biology

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute presents explanations and activities to help kids explore biology.
11. Anglo-Australian Observatory 

Astronomy

This page is the gateway to a unique collection of wide-field astronomical photographs, mostly made with the telescopes of the Anglo-Australian Observatory by David Malin.

12. Mars 2001 Odyssey  

 Astronomy

Thermal Emission Imaging System -- Images of Mars’ surface
13. National Geographic for Kids
 
Activities, Games, and information, plus an online version of the magazine for kids

14. Zoo Animals 

Zoology 

From the Taronga Zoo in Australia, information about zoo animals. 

15. Bees

Entymology

 This site is chock-full of information on honey, bumble, killer, leafcutting bees, and others.

16. Hubble photos

Astronomy

From the HubbleSite Newscenter

17. Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

So you want to be an inventor? Investigate the possibilities!

 

18. Miami Science Museum

Would you like to visit the Atom’s Family? Dracula? Werewolves? Frankies? Lots of interesting activities
 

19. Blast off for Mars! 

20Blast off for Mars again!

Astronomy

Explore Mars with the Mars Rovers. Information and pictures. Also has a link so the information can be displayed in Spanish. 

21. Space shuttle simulations!

 Aerodynamics/ astronomy

NASA – virtual simulations of shuttle launch and docking procedures (You have to wait a while for them to load) 

22. Weather

Earth Science

 Web weather for kids – thunderstorms and all!

23. Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics

Aerodynamics

 Information about aerodynamics, model rockets, propulsion, and kites -- all you wanted to know about why things fly.

24. Try Science
 

Are you curious? Try a few activities here! Also has links for parents and teachers.

25. El Parque de las Ciencias

Desde Granada, en España, viene este sitio. Tiene información sobre la biosfera, la percepción, un planetario y un mariposario -- información sobre los insectos. Además, hay páginas de tiburones, del esqueleto humano, y de mucho más.

26. Robot Information Central
 

Your source for robot information on the Internet

27. ¡¡La ciencia es divertida!!

Entra en estas páginas si quieres sorprenderte, divertirte, y encontrar  información sobre aspectos curiosos y extraños de la Ciencia.

28. Plants

Botany

Links to websites and activities about plants

29. Kid Science
 

Check out the Slime!

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Updated 8.15.07