Keys to a successful project

Print Resources

Give background information.  Not necessarily current information.

More specific information.  Many are current.

More detailed information, as well as background.  Many give good ideas for projects.

Computer Resources

Much of the same information as print material, with pictures and some sound- now may be outdated.

Many good sites from school districts (see below).  Watch the accuracy.

Extra-Library Resources

If we don’t have it, we may be able to get it from another library.  I need a lot of notice and there is no guarantee that the material will come in time.

May have resources we don’t.

People who work in the field or in the companies usually are eager to help.

Websites

General

4 2 Explore - Explore over 100 topics across many content areas. Click on a topic to explore good starting points in that topic area.

http://eduscapes.com/42explore/subject.htm

Internet Public Library - By using this index, students can find links to many science web pages, including some where the student may email a scientist.

http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/sci00.00.00/

How Stuff Works - An excellent site on how different machines/ products are manufactured and how they operate.

http://www.howstuffworks.com .

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High Home Page – Use the Science link in the drop-down menu for more science links.

http://www.pblunit10.com/jhlib

Science Daily - Free online magazine that features breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology with links to contact names and organization’s home page.

http://www.sciencedaily.com

Biology

Animal Kingdom - Suitable for upper middle school through high school, this site is organized by phyla.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/taxaform.html

My Body - Interactive articles for young students.

http://kidshealth.org/misc_pages/mybody_LP.html

Earth Science/ Weather

Earth and Moon Viewer - Various views of Earth and the moon from many angles.

http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html

National Data Buoy Center Science Education Pages - This site describes facts about the ocean & the weather.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/educate/educate.shtml

Physics

ABC’s of Nuclear Science- A brief introduction to nuclear science.

http://www.washington.edu/doit/Lessons/Science/nuclear.html

ABC's of Nuclear Science - Another introduction to nuclear science.

http://www.lbl.gov/abc/

Professor Stephen Hawking’s Home Page - Home page of one of the world’s greatest physicists.

http://www.hawking.org.uk/home/index.php

Science Fairs

Ask the Space Scientist – Question & answers- maintained by NASA.

http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/ask/asfair.html

Cathy Shrock's Guide For Educators: General Science - An excellent list of resources for educators.

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scigs.html

Cyber Fair- An introductory guide for doing science fairs and projects.

http://snipurl.com/o56ii

Louisiana Region 5 Science and Engineering Fair - Excellent page with good links.

http://www.lasciencefair.org/links.htm

School Science Fairs Home Page - Includes many links to other pages.

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/

Science Fair Central - Sponsored by the Discovery Channel, this has information ranging from choosing a topic to writing the report.

http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/

Science Fair Ideas - Maintained by NASA.

http://lepmfi.gsfc.nasa.gov/mfi/lepedu/ScienceFair.html

Yahoo Kids! - Using Yahooligans search ability, you can find many sites to help with your Science Fair Project.

http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature

Your Science Fair Project Resource Guide - Links through Internet Public Library.

 http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/

Databases

ProQuest – This has thousands of resources in newspapers, magazines, books, maps, pictures, audio-video, TV/ radio transcripts.

http://www.proquestk12.com/

            Login ID- See Mrs. Dulaney

            Password- See Mrs. Dulaney

World Book Online – Our district has access to this.

http://www.worldbookonline.com

            Login ID- See Mrs. Dulaney

            Password- See Mrs. Dulaney