It offers step-by-step guidance in doing science fair projects for middle and high-school students. A timeline guides students through the process of how to keep a science log, choose a category and topic, research a project, complete all six steps of the scientific method, write a project report, make a display board, and give an oral presentation.
Science Fair Project Ideas
December 24, 2003 -- From Ken C., a reader from San Francisco, who is affiliated with the site
This site has over 500 free science fair project ideas with full instructions and explanations. It also has a search tool that scans all ideas for keywords of interest and lists ideas that contain those keywords.
Science Year
May 16, 2002 -- From David, a reader from London, England, who is affiliated with the site
Science Year is one of the most comprehensive learning resources for children, teachers, and parents.
Society for Amateur Scientists
May 14, 2002 -- From Sheldon Greaves, Ph.D., a reader from Coventry, Rhode Island, who is affiliated with the site
SAS is an organization for people who like to get involved in science. The goal of the organization and the website is to help ordinary people gain access to the brass-tacks tools and techniques used by working scientists. It also helps ordinary people get involved in real-life scientific research on a volunteer/amateur basis. They also publish a weekly electronic bulletin full of hints and tips for science enthusiasts. Most appropriate for high school aged kids.
SchoolCircle
May 12, 2001 -- From Rana Ganguly, a reader from Calcutta, India who is not affiliated with the site
This site provides content on various interesting educational topics. The most interesting ones are “Then & Now”, “Treasure Chest”, “How To” etc. The lessons are of good standard from India.
Why is the sky blue?
April 29, 2001 -- From Alwyn, a reader from Hartbeespoort, South Africa who is affiliated with the site
This website contains explanations for the following questions: Why is the sky blue?, Why are clouds white?, Why are sunsets red?, Why is the ocean blue? It has a set of 5 quizzes with 10 questions each to test how well students understand these explanations. This Web site could be used for middle school reading comprehension exercises as well.
Sky Diary KIDSTORM
April 19, 2001 -- From Chris, a reader from Florida's Space Coast who is affiliated with the site
Sky Diary KIDSTORM provides information on individual pages devoted to tornadoes, lightning, hurricanes and storm chasing, addressing a lot of the common questions kids and adults have and explaining the science involved. There are also safety tips, photos, illustrations and links to other sites with valuable information. Plus, on the first page are links to: real-time severe-weather watches and warnings; satellite and radar images; and a storm word search.
