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Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Center: Things to Make and Do

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wanted to create your own science investigation? Try these creative science projects, and be inspired to design your own.
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Website
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science Fair Central: Getting Started

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students needing help getting started with a science fair project can find help choosing a project type, deciding a topic, gathering resources, and brainstorming. This site also includes a handy "Science Fair Shopping List" that contains...
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Activity
Science Struck

Science Struck: Simple Ideas for Your Kid's Solar System Project

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Provides detailed instructions for how to help a student make a solar system model, and additional suggestions for making a constellation poster, making a model showing phases of the moon, and creating a solar system model to scale.
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Activity
Science Struck

Science Struck: 5 Creative Solar System Project Ideas Kids Can Try

For Students 3rd - 5th
Detailed descriptions of five solar system science projects for students.
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Activity
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Tips on How to Make a Plant Cell Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the steps for making a model of a plant cell in two different ways. The first way uses mostly sweet foods and the second way uses a shoebox, clay, and simple materials.
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Activity
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Simple Steps on How to Build a Plant Cell Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the steps in how to make a model of a plant cell using simple materials and sweet foods like jello and candy.
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Tj and the Rockets Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Hazel Hutchins has written the TJ series of novels. This teaching guide for TJ and the Rockets, about TJ and his science fair project, includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the book.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Sci Girls

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Girls share information about science projects they created, posting photos and descriptions about what they did and what they learned. Organized by science discipline.
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Website
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science Fair Studio: Coordinating a Science Fair

For Students 3rd - 8th
Access a wealth of resources for a coordinating a successful science fair. This section of the Science Fair Studio site is organized into several sections: "Why Do a Science Fair?", "Types of Projects,", "Science Fair Coordinator's...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Alliance to Save Energy: Educator Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A series of teacher lesson plans for various grade levels. Topics pertain to insulation (among other things) and other energy conservation and energy efficiency topics. Can be easily adapted for a student project or lab investigation.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How to Harvest Water From Fog

For Students 6th - 8th
In this activity, you will learn about a creative way to collect water from the air.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: The Inspire Project

For Students 9th - 10th
An educational site devoted to the study of radio signals in our environment. The project seeks schools, classrooms, and individual students and teachers who are willing to participate in the collection and analysis of radio signal data....
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Activity
Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments: Make Batteries Out of Money/potatoes

For Students 9th - 10th
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This one...
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Activity
Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments: Ink

For Students 9th - 10th
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This one is a...
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Activity
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Chaotic Led Flashers?

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting project that produces a set of flashing LED's which might show chaotic fluctuations.
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Activity
Michigan Reach Out

Michigan Reach Out!: Drums (Sounds Like Science)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is provided for by Michigan Reach Out. Students experiment with the variables of force, pitch and volume after making a drum.
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Activity
Michigan Reach Out

Sounds Like Science: Jamboree

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students create a jamboree using the science concepts learned in the other "Sounds Like Science" activities. Great for a music and science team.
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Website
FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: Science and Technology Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A very comprehensive site for teachers and students. Topics include bugs, energy, bones, animals, photosynthesis, energy, and technology.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Water Sphere Lens

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A discussion of how to make a magnifying lens exhibit using a water-filled flask and a light bulb. Consists of assembly instructions and a "To do and notice" section. Great for a teacher demonstration or a student project.
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Handout
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: The Scientific Method

For Students 3rd - 8th
Gives an overview of the scientific method as it relates to a science fair project.
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Handout
Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: How Do Animals Spend the Winter?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn how animals use hibernation, adaptation, and migration to overcome the difficulties of winter.
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Activity
Michigan Reach Out

Sounds Like Science: Bottle Organ

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson plan students are able to manipulate sound to arrange a musical scale. Can be used by both science and music teachers.
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Activity
Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do and use...
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Activity
Science Struck

Science Struck: Brain Stimulating Invention Ideas for 6th Graders

For Students 5th - 7th
Presents some ideas for inventions that 6th graders could try for a science project.