Selecting Your Science Fair Project John Myles Liberty Center Middle School lib_aca_jm@nwoca.org Sylvania Timberstone Science Fair Projects Grades 7 and 8 Science Science Fair Project topic Dewey Numbers: 507 507.8 Subject Headings: Science Projects, Science-experiments, Scientific recreations This Pathfinder is a collaborative effort between the 7th and 8th grade science teachers and the library media specialist to provide students quality information as they select a science fair project topic. The students will use the Pathfinder to access print and electronic resources during their visits to the library media center. The introductory acitivity will be the viewing of the video program, "How to Prepare a Science Fair Project" produced by United Learning c2003 using streaming video and the SmartBoard in the library media center. These books are on reserve for you in the library. They will provide excellent examples of science fair projects that you can adapt for your project. Book List 507 GAR Gardner, Robert Science Experiments 507 GUT Gutnik, Martin How To Do A Science Project And Report 507 VEC Vecchione, Glen 100 Award-Winning Science Fair Projects 507.8 TAN Tanacredi, John Experiment Central Volumes 1-4 507.8 WAL Walpole, Brenda 175 Science Experiments 530 GAR Gardner, Robert Famous Experiments You Can Do 531.6 DIS DiSpezio, Michael Awesome Experiments In Force And Motion 536 DIS DiSpezio, Michael Awesome Experiments In Light And Sound 537 DIS DiSpezio, Michael Awesome Experiments In Electricity And Magnetism 537 LEV Levine, Shar Shocking Science 537 OXL Oxlade, Chris Electricity And Magnetism 540 BON Bonnet, Bob Science Fair Projects: Chemistry Formatting: Arial, Size 10, Align Left, Black Articles For Teachers New Science-Fair Site Launches. By: McCaffrey, Meg; Minkel, Walter. School Library Journal, Feb2004, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p30, 2p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1180; (AN 12206803) Science Fair Projects. By: Marshall, Carol. School Library Journal, Winter2002 Net Connect, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p35, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1160; (AN 6045466) Science Fair Projects. By: Marshall, Carol. Library Journal, Winter2002 Net Connect, Vol. 127 Issue 1, p35, 2p, 5c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1100; (AN 5874000) Science Fair Success. By: West, Krista. Scientific American Explorations, Winter2001, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p38, 3p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1070; (AN 3962756) Science fair projects bring it all together. By: Young, Jr., Terrence E.. Book Report, Mar/Apr2000, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p6, 3p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1140; (AN 2867146) Access Science from the INFOhio Resource page is an excellent source of information on many areas of science. When you have selected your project topic be sure to do a search in Access Science. Web Sites For Students, Teachers And Parents The web sites listed below have been selected because they provide high quaility information on science fair project topics and very good examples of how students can prepare excellent projects. Use these sites before you attempt to do searches on the various search engines. Experimental Projects Agricultural Projects Science Fair Project Resource Guide Cyber-Fair Ideas Science Fair Central Cyberbee Science Fair Preparation Science Fair Project Index Dr. Bob's Science Stuff Science Fair Primer Science Fair Project Samples Super Science Fair Projects Scifair.org