Precollege

Science Fair Project Ideas

Science Fair Studio: Discovery School provides various questions in various categories.
Science Fair Homepage: A site separated by grade level that presents ideas for science fair projects.
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: For kids interested in learning more about earthquakes, this site provides some ideas from the US Geological Survey.
Science Project Ideas: Teachers at Twin Groves Middle School in Illinois put together this list of ideas divided in eighteen different categories.
California Energy Commission Science Projects: This site lists science fair projects related to energy in categories such as chemical, nuclear, and solar energy.
Cyber Fair Idea Generation: In addition to listing several ideas, this site encourages students to make the question their own and helps students learn how to form ideas on their own.

The Scientific Method

Introduction to the Scientific Method: A detailed explanation of the scientific method from the University of Rochester.
Experimental Science Projects: A guide to completing a science project using the experimental scientific method.
The Scientific Method: This site has an interactive step-by-step guide to learning the scientific method and applying it to a science project.
Science Fair Studio: Another portion of Discovery School's site dedicated to teaching the scientific method.

Teaching the Scientific Method & Science Process Skills

Experimental Design & the Scientific Method: An experiment that teaches the scientific method from a summer research program for teachers at Columbia University.
Teaching the Scientific Method Using Adhesives: This experiment intended for middle school students teaches the scientific method by testing various adhesives.
Teaching Tips for the Scientific Method: This site gives a few tips for teaching the scientific method and breaks the scientific method down into its steps.
TeachOne: Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method: A compilation of links relating to how to use the scientific method and how to think critically.
How to Ask Scientific Questions

Students Asking Scientific Questions: A site that helps teachers teach students how to ask a good scientific question.
Scientific Questions: An Investigation: This hands-on approach to learning is a lab from the University of Montana with an objective to teach the student about posing a scientific question.
The Process of Scientific Inquiry: Another expierment that teaches students how to form a hypothesis and then test it.
Scientific Inquiry: A short explanation of what scientific inquiry is and an outline showing what scientific inquiry includes.

Ethics in Science Experiments

Successful Science Fair Projects: Some tips to help students create a project that will be acceptable to present to judges and not violate any rules.
Do's and Don'ts of Science Fair Projects: A PDF document from a Lousiana science fair that explains how a student should present his or her project.
Tennessee Academy of Science: A guide for teachers to make sure their students' projects are put together properly.
Science Fair Bibliographies: This site explains how to write a bibliography for a science fair project in a few easy steps.

General Interest

EurekAlert!: Clearinghouse of science and education press releases manages by AAAS.
Scientific American: Excellent articles on a myriad of scientific topics aimed at a broad and educated audience.

Atlanta Public Schools

The Atlanta Systemic Initiative: An NSF-sponsored program dedicated to improving student performance in science, mathematics, and technology.
Atlanta Public Schools: “Our Focus... Student Success.”