An excellent resource for students looking for ideas. This outlines many projects which will prove readily achievable with a minimum of special materials. Now Janice Vancleave's Guide to the Best Science Fair Projects Fifty experiments explore life and physical sciences, astronomy, mathematics, and engineering. Many of the experiments appear in VanCleave's single-discipline books, but this offers the convenience of one volume. The first section of the guide is a goldmine, providing practical suggestions for choosing and researching topics, collecting data, creating a showboard display, presenting information orally, and evaluating projects.
Projects are easy and clearly described, with most based on materials readily available at home.
Pick a proven science project from eight fields, including space, birds and insects, weather, food and nutrition, electricity, natural laws, plants, and wind and water, then follow the simple instructions for building your display. You can choose from a Moon Box,Homemade Perfume, Erupting Volcanoes, Jumping Puffed Wheat, Bubble Gum Plant Graft, Big Green Solar Machine, Kite-Sighter, and 93 more. With this addition to the TAB series of science fair project book, children ages 8-13 can learn about the wonders of plant life. Experiments include plant germination and propagation, photosynthesis, growing media, plant stimulation, nutrient transport within plant cells, seed dispersal, and simple plant forms. Illustrations and tables help students record data and keep their projects on the right track.