SCOPE

To assist KIN librarians with finding information about science fair topics and techniques.

VOCABULARY

Library Catalogs

Library of Congress (LC) subject headings:

• Science projects.
• Narrower terms
  • Astronomy projects
  • Biology projects
  • Biotechnology projects
  • Earth science projects
  • Geography projects
  • Natural history projects
  • Physics projects

• See Also
  • Science fairs

Keywords

• Science Fair Projects
• Science Fair Projects for specific grade level or school level (i.e. 6th graders, high school, middle school, etc)
• Science Fair Projects for a specific topic
• Science Projects
• Science Fairs
• Experiments

Suggested Google Search String(s)

• related:http://www.sciencefairprojectguide.com

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• “Science Fair Projects”
• “Science Fair Projects” for specific grade level or school level (i.e. 6th graders, high school, middle school, etc)
• “Science Fair Projects” for a specific topic
• “Science Projects”
• “Science Fairs”

Library Catalog Call Numbers

• Dewey
  • 507 .8 – General science fair books.
  • Books on specific science topics may be found under the call numbers for those topics.  Most will be found between 500 and 600.  For example, chemistry would be in 547.
• Library of Congress: Q182.3

ONLINE RESOURCES

Full-text, Indexing, and Abstracting Sources

• Facts On File Science Online: http://ohioweblibrary.org/facts
  • Provided free of charge by the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN).
  • Covers all science disciplines.
  • Contains printed material, video, images, and animations from hundreds of science reference books and news sources.
  • Includes a science experiment database, which can be narrowed by topic, grade level, and amount of time.
  • Explore subjects, browse resources, or search by keyword.
  • Search results are grouped by resource type.

• World Book: http://ohioweblibrary.org/worldbook
  • Provided free of charge by the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN).
  • Online version of World Book Encyclopedia
  • Good resource for background information and concepts
  • Choose from three levels
    • World Book Kids: Elementary School
    • World Book Student: Elementary to Middle School
    • World Book Advanced: High School and College

Web Sites

• IPL Science Fair Project Resource Guide - http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/
  • Takes you step by step through planning and executing a science project.

• All Science Fair Projects:http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/
• FactMonster:http://www.factmonster.com/spot/sciproject1.html
• From Idea to Exhibit:http://www.pnm.com/sciencefair/doc/research_project_guide.pdf
• How Stuff Works:http://www.howstuffworks.com/
• Science Buddies:http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
• Science Fair Central:http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/
• Science Fair Primer:http://users.rcn.com/tedrowan/primer.html
• Science Fair Project Index:http://www.ascpl.lib.oh.us/dbs/sfdb/
• Science Fair Support Center:http://www.scifair.org/
• Science Made Simple:http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/
• ScienceProject.com:http://www.scienceproject.com/
• Steve Spangler Science:http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/
  • Purchase complete projects

Government Sites

• DOE Energy Projects: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=sf_experiments
• EPA Environmental Projects: http://www.epa.gov/osw/education/pdfs/sciencefair.pdf
• EPA Water Quality Projects: http://water.epa.gov/learn/resources/upload/2008_12_08_learn_science-projects.pdf
• Library of Congress Recommended Resources: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/selected-internet/scifair.html
• NASA Space and Physics Project Ideas: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/pathfinders/fairs.htm
• USDA Agricultural Project Ideas: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/fair/ideasframe.htm
• USGS Earthquake Project Ideas: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/sciencefair.php

BOOKS

Many more books have been published on the subject, but these are good general guides to selecting and completing a science project.

• Bochinski, Julianne Blair, and Judy J. Bochinski-DiBiase. The Complete Handbook of Science Fair Projects. Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley, 2004. LC: Q182.3 Dewey: 507.8.
• Levaren, Maxine. Science Fair Projects for Dummies. New York, NY: Wiley, 2002. LC: Q182.3 Dewey: 507.8.
• Rhatigan, Joe, and Rain Newcomb. Prize-winning Science Fair Projects for Curious Kids. New York: Lark, 2004.  LC: Q182.3 Dewey: 507.8.
• VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Janice VanCleave's A+ Science Fair Projects. Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley & Sons, 2003.  LC: Q182.3 Dewey: 507.8.