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Science Fair Central: http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/ A site that offers everything you wanted to know about science fairs and science fair projects.

 

Science Fair Projects Online: http://www.science-fair-projects-online.com/ Offers downloadable kids' science fair projects, ideas, and blueprints on a variety of topics, for elementary and secondary students.

 

Ultimate Science Fair Resource: http://www.scifair.org/ Includes project steps and hints, report writing aid, display boards, and idea bank. For children, parents, and teachers.

 

Science Fair Project Information for Parents (and students): http://scifairinfo.fruitvale.k12.ca.us  A step-by-step description of the science fair project process. Explains why it is important and provides a sample project to follow.

 

Science Fair Projects: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/scifun/projects.htm

Presents ideas for science fair and other projects. Includes tips on recording and presenting findings in various formats.

 

The Science Learning Network (SLN): http://www.sln.org/ The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education and classrooms, and Internet/World Wide Web content resources.

Other cool science sites

 

The Franklin Institute Science Museum: http://sln.fi.edu/ offers resources for science education as well as many hands on exhibits.

 

San Francisco Exploratorium: http://www.exploratorium.edu/ Housed within the walls of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage of over 650 science, art, and human perception exhibits. The Exploratorium is a leader in the movement to promote the museum as an educational center.

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry: http://www.msichicago.org/ the largest science museum in a single building in the Western Hemisphere.

National Air and Space Museum: http://www.nasm.edu/ The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight.

 

National Museum of Natural History: http://www.mnh.si.edu/ The National Museum of Natural History is dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it.