Blue Ribbon Science Fair Projects
Grade 6-9–In the hands of motivated and experienced science students, this book will be the springboard to successful and original projects. For others, it will calm last-minute nerves. Although the author urges readers to use the ideas as a beginning point, the projects are completely outlined from start to finish with explanations and definitions. Background information, materials, hypothesis, and results and conclusions are included. The volume opens with Tips from a Science Fair Judge. The following 100 projects range from model building to analyzing data and are grouped into nine categories such as Magnet Madness and Amusing Math. Reading through the Background and Results and Conclusion sections provides plenty of fodder for the scientifically ungrounded. Unfortunately, without some knowledge of the basic concepts, students may not understand how all the conclusions are reached. Safety warnings and a measurement conversion chart are included. A limited number of black-and-white illustrations clarify the steps. For a beginner's introduction to the science-fair experience, try Joe Rhatigan and Heather Smith'sSure-to-Win Science Fair Projects(Sterling, 2001).–Carol S. Surges, McKinley Elementary School, Wauwatosa, WICopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.