Solar Energy and Science Fair Books
A+ Science Fair Projects
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Whether your favorite middle or high-school student is interested in demonstrating the greenhouse effect (with shoeboxes, soil, and plastic food wrap), sympathetic vibration (with a couple of soda bottles), or the breathing rate of goldfish, former science teacher Janice VanCleave provides helpful advice for designing experiments to impress judges at the science fair.
100 Award-Winning Science Fair Projects
From School Library Journal
Gr 7 & Up Students will find projects on physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, mechanics, astronomy, and more here. Vecchione prefaces his text with a description of the scientific method. For each experiment, he provides a list of materials needed, step-by-step instructions and much more.
The Science Book for Girls: And Other Intelligent Beings
From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5. This book begins with a fictional story of a girl and her scientific "fairy godmother" Nora, who helps her explore everyday activities through experimentation. Activities include examining the effect of milk on different kinds of cereal, measuring air humidity with a hair hygrometer, and using chromatography to separate the colors in ink pens.
Sure-to-Win Science Fair Projects
From School Library Journal
Gr 5 Up-Up-to-date experiments with surefire appeal; step-by-step instructions; clear, color photographs; and age-appropriate models are all part of this attractive, well-researched title. The authors give straightforward but imaginative directions for choosing a topic and an honest assessment of the time and effort a good experiment will take, along with precise instructions ....
Quick-but-Great Science Fair Projects
Book Description
Want a winning science fair project that isn't a lot of work? Here are actual projects to use (with adaptations for different grade levels). Experiment and see whether family members have fingerprint characteristics in common, what the effects of calcium on bone strength are, how light affects leaves, and much more.
How to Enter and Win an Invention Contest (Science Fair Success)
From Library Journal
Grade 6 & Up Sobey offers a wealth of information on the nature of the invention process and on traits of successful inventors-just what is needed to motivate students to turn problem-solving ideas into viable inventions.
The Complete Handbook of Science Fair Projects
From School Library Journal
Grade 8 & Up? While most science-fair books focus on how to survive the event, this revision of the author's 1991 title provides sound advice on how to put together a first-rate project. The book also contains up-to-date rules on science and engineering fairs.