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The Douglas County Science Fair website gives you full schedule information, entry forms and contact information, and at the Library you can find plenty of inspiration. Browse our book and website resources below.

Science Fair Booklist

Last-Minute Science Fair Projects: When Your Bunsen's Not Burning, Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen.

Complete Handbook of Science Fair Projects, Julianne Bochinski.

Science Fair Projects series, Robert Bonnet

Super Science Projects series, Allan Cobb.

The Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition, Joanna Cole.

The Cool Hot Rod and Other Electrifying Experiments on Energy and Matter, Paul Doherty.

Everything You Need for Simple Science Fair Projects: Grades 3-5, Robert Friedhoffer.

Everything You Need for Winning Science Fair Projects: Grades 5-7, Robert Friedhoffer.

Bicycle Science Projects: physics on wheels, Robert Gardner (look fore many other science fair titles by this author).

Science Fair Success Secrets, Bill Haduch.

Yikes! Wow! Yuck!: fun experiments for your first science fair, Elizabeth Harris.

Super Science Fair Sourcebook, Maxine Iritz.

Super Science Projects About Weather and Natural Forces, Lorraine Jones.

Means & Probabilities: Using Statistics in Science Projects, Melanie Jacobs Krieger.

Square Wheels and Other Easy-To-Build Hands-On Science Activities, Don Rathjen.

Scientific American Great Science Fair Projects, Scientific American.

How To Build Your Own Prize-Winning Robot, Edwin Sobey.

Scientific American : more simple science fair projects, grades 3-5, Tocci Salvatore.

Science Fair Success Using Household Products, Tocci Salvatore.

Janice Pratt VanCleave (too many to list by this author!)


Great Science Fair Websites

All Science Fair Projects
http://all-science-fair-projects.com/index.php

California State Science Fair: Getting Started with Your Project
http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/Resources/GettingStarted.html

Internet Public Library KidsSpace: Science Fair Resource Guide
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/

Crystal Clear Science Fair Projects
http://www.crystal-clear-science-fair-projects.com/

Discovery Education Science Fair Central
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/

Science Buddies
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/

Super Science Fair Projects
http://www.super-science-fair-projects.com/

Dr. Shawn's Super Science Fair Support Center
http://www.scifair.org/


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