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Introduction:
The Science Fair Project collection is geared primarily to the needs of students in elementary and junior high school. High school students may also find many worthwhile materials in the collection. Most schools have an annual Science Fair where student work is displayed and/or judged. Eighth grade students in New York City are required to produce a Science Exit Project involving a visual presentation such as a board, as well as a written and oral report. Materials have been collected for research and experimentation on a wide range of subjects and ability levels. There is a listing of our entire CCD collection on our MS 74 Library web page: http://ms74.com/library. Go to Catalog, click on Visual Search, click on Science and click on Science Fair Projects. There are also Science Fair and Science Exit Project web sites on our MS 74 Library web page. The reference binders from Facts on File are highly recommended. Medium-weight sheet protectors are used to preserve this part of the collection.

Questions for Inquiry:
What is the scientific method? What is a hypothesis? What is a procedure? What is an independent variable? What is a dependent variable? What materials are needed for the project? How is data collected? How is data recorded? How is data presented? How is the project displayed? What are the results?

Keywords:
Science Fair Science Projects Science Fair Projects Science Experiments

Subject Headings:
Science Projects, Science Experiments, Experiments, Science Exhibitions, Astronomy Experiments, Biology Experiments, Chemistry Experiments, Earth Science Experiments, Physics Experiments

Dewey Decimal Classification(s):
500-599 Science 503 Science Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 507 Science Education 520-529 Astronomy 530-539 Physics 540-549 Chemistry 550-559 Earth Science 560-569 Paleontology 570-579 Life Science - Biology 580-589 Botany - Plants 590-599 Zoology 600-699 Technology 610-619 Medicine - Health 620-629 Engineering 630-639 Agriculture

Key Books
Pathfinder to Science Fair Projects at MS 74 (Go to Catalog, click on Visual Search, click on Science, click on Science Fair Projects) to view entire CCD collection: http://ms74.com/library

Reference:
R 016.507 P Pilger, Mary Anne. __Science Experiments Index for Young People__, 4th ed. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2005.

R 507 E __Experiment Central__, volumes 1-6. Detroit: UXL, 2000, 2004.

R 363.25 F __Forensic Science Experiments on File__. New York: Facts on File, 2004.

R 507 __Junior Science Experiments on File__, 5 volumes. New York: Facts on File, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

R 507.7 M __More Science Projects for All Students__. New York: Facts on File, 2002.

R 507 S __Science Experiments on File__, 3 volumes. New York: Facts on File, 2005, 2005, 2007.

R 507 S __Science Projects for All Students__. New York: Facts on File, 1998.

R 507.8 S __Science Experiments on File__, 2 volumes. New York: Facts on File, 2000.

R 530 P __Physics Experiments on File__. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

R 540 C __Chemistry Experiments on File__. New York: Facts on File, 2001.

R 550 E __Earth Science Experiments on File__. New York: Facts on File, 2002.

R 570 B __Biology Experiments on File__. New York, 2003.

R 920 H __Historical Science Experiments on File__. New York, 1993

Non-fiction:
371.3 O Orr, Tamra B. __Extraordinary Research Projects__. New York: Scholastic, 2006.

507 B Bochinski, Julianne Blair. __The Complete Handbook of Science Fair Projects__, rev. ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2004.

507B Bochinski, Julianne Blair. __The Complete Workbook for Science Fair Projects__. Hoboken: Wiley, 2005.

507 B Bochinski, Julianne Blair. __More Award-Winning Science Fair Projects__. Hoboken: Wiley, 2004.

507 D DiSpezio, Michael. __Super Sensational Science Fair Projects__. New York: Sterling, 2003.

507 F Friedhoffer, Robert. __Everything You Need for Winning Science Fair Projects, Grades 5-7__. New York: Chelsea House, 2006.

507 H Harris, Elizabeth Snoke. __First Place Science Fair Projects for Inquisitive Kids__. New York: Lark Books, 2005.

507 H Henderson, Joyce. __So You Have to do a Science Fair Project__. Hoboken: Wiley, 2002.

507 H Henderson, Joyce. __Strategies for Winning Science Fair Projects__. New York: Wiley, 2002.

507 L Levaren, Maxine. __Science Fair Projects for Dummies__. New York: Wiley, 2003.

507 R Rhatigan, Joe. __Prize-Winning Science Fair Projects for Curious Kids__. New York: Lark Books, 2004.

507 R Rhatigan, Joe. __Sure-to-Win Science Fair Projects__. New York: Lark Books, 2002.

507 S Scientific American. __Great Science Fair Projects__. New York: Wiley, 2000.

507 T Tocci, Salvatore. __More Winning Science Fair Projects, Grades 5-7__. New York, Chelsea House, 2006.

507 V VanCleave, Janice. __A+ Science Fair Projects__. Hoboken: Wiley, 2003.

507 V VanCleave, Janice. __A+ Science Fair Workbook and Project Journal__. Hoboken: Wiley, 2003

507 V VanCleave, Janice. __Guide to the Best Science Fair Projects__. New York: Wiley, 1997.

507 V VanCleave, Janice. __Guide to More of the Best Science Fair Projects__. New York: Wiley, 2000.

507.8 R Rosner, Marc Alan. __Science Fair Success Using the Internet__. Berkeley Heights, New Jersey: Enslow, 2006.

507 V Vecchione, Glen. __100 Amazing Make-it-Yourself Science Fair Projects__. New York: Sterling, 1994.

507 V Vecchione, Glen. __100 Award-Winning Science Fair Projects__. New York: Sterling, 2001.

507 V Vecchione, Glen. __Blue Ribbon Science Fair Projects__. New York: Sterling, 2005.

507.8 B Brynie, Faith Hickman. __Painless Science Projects__. Hauppauge, New York: Barron's, 1998.

507.8 W Wee, Patricia Hachten. __Science Fair Projects for Elementary Schools__, Step by Step. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1998.

507.8 V Vecchione, Glen. __100 First-Prize Make-it-Yourself Science Fair Projects__. New York: Sterling, 1999.

520 V VanCleave, Janice. __Janice VanCleave's A+ Projects in Astronomy__. New York: Wiley, 2002.

530 V VanCleave, Janice. __Janice VanCleave's A+ Projects in Physics__. Hoboken: Wiley, 2003.

540 V VanCleave, Janice. __Janice VanCleave's A+ Projects in Chemistry__. New York: Wiley, 1993.

550 V VanCleave, Janice. __Janice VanCleave's A+ Projects in Earth Science__. New York: Wiley, 1999.

570 V VanCleave, Janice. __Janice VanCleave's A+ Projects in Biology__. New York: Wiley, 1993.

• Print:
Discover Odyssey Popular Science Science News Scientific American

Databases:
EBSCO: General Science Collection EBSCO: Science Reference Collection Thomson Gale: Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module Thomson Gale: Health Reference Center Academic

Web Sites:
On our MS 74 Library web site scroll down to the heading: Science Fair and Science Exit Projects: http://ms74.com/library

Videos/DVDs:
DVD 507 H How to Prepare a Science Fair Project. AGC/United Learning, 1998.

DVD 507 W What Is Science: Science Fair Projects. SVE/Churchill Media, 2004.

EdVideo:
[|www.thirteen.org/edonline]

Community Resources:
New York Hall of Science 47-01 111th Street Corona, NY 11368 718-699-0005 [|http://www.nyscience.org]

Liberty Science Center Liberty State Park 222 Jersey City Boulevard Jersey City, NJ 07305 201-200-1000 [|http://lsc.org]

American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 212-769-5400 [|http://www.amnh.org]

New York Academy of Medicine Library - open to the public 5th Ave. and 103rd St. New York, NY 10029 http://www.nyam.org/library

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysatl/mathstand.html
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