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Children's Booklist - Science Fair Project Resources


Title: The Science Book For Girls and Other Intelligent Beings
Author: Wyatt, Valerie
Summary: Various branches of science experiments are presented, as well as featuring famous women scientists for inspiration.(Grades 3-5)


Title: Science Fair Workshop.
Author: Daab, Marcia
Summary: A “workbook” to guide students through the entire research process. Includes planning worksheets for timelines, creating a hypothesis, conducting an experiment, and how to present results with graphs and charts.(Grades 3-5)


Title: The Ben Franklin Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments
Author: edited by: Rudy, Lisa Jo
Summary: Learn how to do incredible experiments Ben Franklin’s way by using inexpensive, easyto-find items.(Grades 4-6)


Title: See for Yourself : More Than 100 Experiments for Science Fairs and Projects
Author: Cobb, Vicki
Summary: Everyday life inspires these simple experiments. Includes index by challenge level. (Grades 3-6)


Title: Science in Nature: (Rourke Science Projects series)
Author: Coulter, George
Summary: Contains six well-defined experiments on such topics as animal tracks, molds, crystals, and soil. See other volumes in this series on art, food, history, music, and sports.(Grades 3-5)


Title: The complete science fair handbook : for teachers and parents of students in grades 4-8
Author: Fredericks, Anthony D.
Summary: Extremely clear steps to create successful science fair projects, including templates for planning, conducting research, and presenting. Projects are outlined by grade level.(Grades 4-8)


Title: Science Fair Success Secrets: How to Win Prizes, Have Fun, and Think Like a Scientist.
Author: Haduch, Bill
Summary: Focus is on real science with lots of tongue-in-cheek humor. Contains step-by-step guide, off-beat experiments, and list of actual award-winning science fair projects.(Grades 4-6)


Title: Science experiments : shiny, slimy, stinky, shocking
Author: Parker, Steve
Summary: Well laid out and colorful, 73 illustrated experiments covering basic concepts from electricity to the properties of ordinary household items.(Grades 3-5)


Title: Scientific American Great Science Fair Projects
Author: Scientific American and Rosner, Marc Alan
Summary: Created by the editors of Scientific American, it includes experiments in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. Includes a fairly updated list of webbased resources, and each experiment has its own references.(Grades 5-8)


Title: Janice VanCleave's Guide to More of the Best Science Fair Projects.
Author: VanCleave, Janice Pratt.
Summary: Includes information on the scientific method, research, and presentations. Contains outlines for approximately 50 experiments in astronomy, biology, geology, and others.(Grades 4-8)


Title: 100 Award-winning Science Fair Projects
Author: Vecchione,Glen.
Summary: Contains experiments from basic to complicated. Experiments are clearly outlined by “You will need,” “Procedure,” “Result,” and “Explanation” sections. (Grades 4-10)


Title: Kidsource : science fair handbook
Author: Voth, Danna
Summary: Thorough overview of putting together a science project, including choosing a topic to presenting your results. (Grades 4-6)


Title: Roller coaster science: 50 wet, wacky, wild, dizzy experiments about things kids like best
Author: Wiese, Jim
Summary: This book describes the science behind such amusements as roller coasters, swings, bumper cars, curve balls, and other recreational activities. (Grades 4-8)


Title: Space
Author: Haslam, Andrew
Summary: An illustrated book of projects that demonstrate how the universe works.


Title: Janice VanCleave's solar system : mind-boggling experiments you can turn into science fair projects
Author: VanCleave, Janice Pratt
Summary: Provides instructions for a variety of experiments and science fair projects exploring the solar system, including the sun, moon, planets, comets, and meteorites.


Title: Experiments that Explore the Greenhouse Effect
Author: Gutnik, Martin J.
Summary: Introduces the concept of greenhouse gasses and features 11 experiments. See other titles in this series on acid rain, oil spills, and recycling.


Title: Environmental Experiments about Water
Author: Rybolt, Thomas R.
Summary: Presents experiments that focus on the properties of water, its cycle in nature, pollution problems, and methods of purification.


Title: Janice VanCleave's A+ projects in biology : winning experiments for science fairs and extra credit.
Author: VanCleave, Janice Pratt.
Summary: A collection of experiments and projects exploring various aspects of biology.


Title: Science Projects About Plants
Author: Gardner, Robert.
Summary: Provides instructions for over thirty experiments appropriate for science fairs, involving plant physiology, reproduction, and growth.


Title: Head to Toe Science: Over 40 Eye-Popping, Spine-Tingling, Heart-Pounding Activities that Teach Kids about the Human Body
Author: Wiese, Jim.
Summary: Introduces the circulatory system, muscles, digestion, senses, and other body parts and functions through a collection of activities and experiments which can be developed into science fair projects.


Title: Science in Food
Author: Coulter, George.
Summary: Contains well-defined experiments using food to illustrate basic chemistry concepts. See other volumes in this series on art, history, music, nature, and sports.


Title: Janice VanCleave’s Molecules
Author: VanCleave, Janice Pratt.
Summary: A collection of science experiments and projects exploring molecules.


Title: Fish tank physics projects
Author: Goodstein, Madeline P.
Summary: Features 33 water-based experiments on topics such as water tension, density, Pascal’s Law, and others.


Title: Sports Science Projects: the Physics of Balls in Motion
Author: Goodstein, Madeline P.
Summary: Presents experiments and science fair projects that demonstrate the differences between kinds of sports balls and the relationship between their design and performance.


Title: Science Fair Projects: Physics.
Author: Bonnet, Robert L.
Summary: Presents projects and experiments that use easy-to-find materials to explore the world of physics, covering such topics as temperature, energy flow, acceleration, sound, pendulums, momentum, magnetism, and solar heat.


Title: The Science of Sound and Music
Author: Levine, Shar.
Summary: Over 30 experiments featuring sound and music. Includes illustrated instructions and glossary


Title: The Kids’ Invention Book.
Author: Erlbach, Arlene.
Summary: Profiles eleven inventors between the ages of eight and fourteen, describes the steps involved in inventing a new product, and discusses contests, patents, lawyers, and clubs.


Title: Science experiments index for young people
Author: Pilger, Mary Anne.
Summary: Indexes almost 700 science books for youth that contain experiments and projects.