1. Where To Ask Your Questions?????
2. Science Fair Contests
3. Science Fair Projects Tips for Students
4. Science Fair Projects Tips for Teachers / Homeschooling
5. New Super Science Fair Projects & Ideas for Students, Teachers / Homeschooling
WHERE TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS?????
There are two places to ask your questions.
If you want to know where to find ideas for a science fair project or to get ideas from other students go to the the Super Science Fair Projects Blog and post your question. You can also post questions regarding what to include in your science fair project, how to do your charts and graphs, write a science fair report, abstract or bibliography. Your questions will be answered here also.
To Ask a scientist you can get your questions answered at this site.
SCIENCE FAIR COMPETITIONS
Have you started your Super Science Fair Contest project yet?
Whether you are thinking of forming a team and doing a project with your friends or a student coming up with you own idea, we thought we could offer you some tips. Working on a Super Science Fair project is fun and at the same time a great learning experience.
Did you know that enthusiasm is infectous? So isn't a good idea to catch this infectous germ? Why? Because everyone gets their own web page with their project displayed for all their friends to see.... actually the whole world will be able see your extraordinary work. And on top of that each person who enters receives a certificate and you can win either an iPod or telescope! Download the entry form here....
September 15 - December 20, 2007.
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision offers K-12 students an opportunity to enter a science invention for future technology.
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT TIPS
Brainstorm ideas. How do you brainstorm. Sit down with a pencil or pen or at your computer and write all the ideas
that come to your mind without judging or criticizing.
Then start at the top of the list, looking at the first two ideas.
Ask yourself this question: Am I more interested in ______ or ____________? (cross out the idea that interests you the least. )
Then go to the next idea on your list and ask the same question, but this time choose between your 1st choice from the last question and the 3rd item on your list. Continue this process until you find your project.
For more detailed information go to Good Science Fair Project and follow the links that will take you thru all the steps until you find your project.
If you have a mentor or coach, ask them what interests him/her because if you can find a match then that person will be a great resource of information.
If you are on a team, do the brainstorming together. Now this can get a little tricky so you may want to ask your teacher to be your coach.
Setp 1. Someone on the team choose to be the "secretary" to write all the ideas that will be generated on a large piece of newsprint that is taped to a wall or the chalk board.
Step 2. Write your purpose at the top of the paper: "To find a topic for our science fair project that is of interest to the majority of our team."
Step 3. Brainstorm your ideas. Remember no comments, judgment or criticism. This is a must!
Step 4. Start at the top of the list and each person decide what number you want to give each entry. 1 being the least item you are interested in and 5 being the most idea that interests you. There may be some ideas that do not interest you at all, so those will be the ones that you do not offer a number weight.
Step 5. Add up the score for each idea. The number with the highest score wins.
Step 6. Now go and have fun doing your science fair project!
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS TIPS FOR TEACHERS / HOMESCHOOLING
How to Form Teams
The easiest and best way to form science fair teams is to have the whole classroom do the above exercise that is detailed for students. Ask the student, "Who has the best penmanship?" and choose amongst the volunteers to be the "secretary."
Add up how many students you have in the classroom and decide how many will be on a team. I suggest some flexibility... between 3 to 5. Then decide how many teams will be formed.
Take the top ideas from the brainstorming session. Have one sign up sheet for each idea. Tape the papers around the room. Then ask the students to sign up for the team idea they want to be on.
Ask parents to volunteer to be a mentor/coach (who may have some expertise) for each team. Few elementary students really know how to do a science fair project.
Have a guide available for each coach. You may want to look at the Super Science Fair Projects ebook because it has detailed information of every step of doing a science fair project.
Also, hold an hour presentation sharing with the parents on how to be a coach. Here is a science fair guide that you can follow. Or, because parents are so busy nowadays, you can ask them to read this page.