The Complete Workbook for Science Fair Projects

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Science Fairs and Science Fair Projects 3

Chapter 2 Finding a Topic: Working with Your Interests 10

Chapter 3 Moving on to the Next Stage: Conducting More Research and Making Contacts 50

Chapter 4 Stating Your Hypothesis, Developing Your Research Plan for Experimentation, and Conducting Your Experiment 60

Chapter 5 Measuring, Recording, Organizing, and Presenting Data 68

Chapter 6 Preparing Your Display: Report, Abstract, and Backboard Basics 80

Chapter 7 Getting Ready for the Fair 87

Appendix A (SI) Metric and English Conversion Tables 92

Appendix B Scientific Supply Companies 95

Appendix C Sample Project Journal Pages and Worksheets 98

Appendix D Sample Science Fair Project Forms 109

Glossary 120

Science Notes 124

Index 129