Science Fair Internet Resources
CyberFair
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/welcome.html
Mankato, Minnesota's Public Schools offer this current look at what's out there
for Science Fairs; made by upper elementary students, the site allows you
to look for ideas, view past projects and even post your own results when
you're done.
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
http://www.sciserv.org/iisef.htm
Intel-sponsored competition which raises the bar for all others to measure themselves
against; welcoming participants from over 40 countries, winners receive prizes
such as scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips
and the grand prize: a trip to attend the Nobel Prize Ceremonies.
Internet Science and Technology Fair
http://istf.ucf.edu
University of Central Florida's online science project which brings together
students, experts from the field and Internet resources to create project
homepages on "National Critical Technologies" which are vital for our nation's
future; middle and high school.
MADSCI Network
http://www.madsci.org
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.
NASA Curriculum Support
www.nasa.gov
Science resources by discipline plus a text-heavy tutorial on how to conduct
a science project using the Scientific Method, all from the standard for quality
information.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide
From the Internet Public Library, articles on how to complete a successful project,
examples of projects for your examination, ideas to get the wheels turning
and magazines and resources to round out your visit.
Science Fairs Homepage
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~jbarron/scifair.html
A project of the Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs Council, this homepage is
designed to aid students in the most difficult aspect of their science fair
experience; getting an idea.
Science Stuff
http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net
Nice clean format that offers ideas on how to put together a sturdy science fair
project within the framework of the scientific method; thoughtful treatment
of approaching the judging of entries and additional online resources too.
Virtual Library Science Fairs
http://physics.usc.edu/~gould/ScienceFairs
The World Wide Web's Virtual Library presents a thorough treatment of Science
Fairs around the country which have an online presence, broken down into states
and locales.
Ultimate Science Fair Resource
http://www.scifair.org
You can be the judge on whether this site is truly the best on the list, but
it's certainly a contender: Doing A Science Fair Project, Project Hints, Writing
a Report, Display Hints, Project Categories, "How To" Links, Project Ideas,
Idea Board, Links, a Weekly Question and "Teacher Stuff" all in one location.
Updated 11/05