ThinkQuest 
ThinkQuest is an international contest for student researchers that encourages them to use the Internet to create information-rich Web-based educational tools and materials. Students with winning entries are eligible for scholarships and awards totaling more than $1 million. This year's award ceremony and conference will be held in Cairo, Egypt.
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The six links below contain a wealth of information, examples, and resources which students and teachers can use to help them conduct student research projects for science fairs, classroom inquiry activities, and publication:
A great step-by-step guide for conducting an experimental research project. The introductory level guide presents basic information for doing a science project. A more detailed treatment is also available at the intermediate level guide.
Nine simple steps involved in doing a student research project.
Everything you have always wanted to know about the scientific method and more.
Commercial site with good amount and variety of teacher resources for research projects and science fairs.
The Internet Public Library 's place to go if you are looking for some help with a science fair project.
Students, remember that it is OK to use these student research projects to help you get ideas about how to do your own research. It is OK to repeat any of these research projects. Just make sure that you do all the work yourself and write it up in your own words. It is WRONG to copy another student's research project and claim it as your own.
Research projects published by students from around the world.
A growing list of research projects published by K-12 students from Kansas.
Lots of links to experiments and activities in Biology, Chemistry, Energy, and Physics.
Excellent surfing here! CyberFair - a World Wide Web based Virtual Science Fair - has been created for and by students in grades 3 through 6.
Links to several other virtual science fairs.
A searchable database of physics terms.
Over 2,000 science-related resources sorted by category, subcategory, and grade level to help the student researchers find information on their topics of investigation.
More than 300 scientists at institutions around the world have joined together to provide answers to science questions. They aim to help K-12 students understand and appreciate the wonders of science.
Great stuff for student researchers of all ages. This homepage is a part of the Society for Amateur Scientists (SAS), a nonprofit research and educational organization of world-class professionals and "amateur" scientists dedicated to helping people enrich their lives by following their passion to take part in scientific adventures of all of all kinds.
The Science Club is a non-profit organization that uses humor and science to get children and adults to learn and play together. Activities, which use common household materials, promote curiosity and the excitement of experimentation.
Try these great links for more help with your science research projects.
Here's a general glossary of scientific terms.
These definitions are designed to be meaningful to middle level student researchers, but are just as useful for everyone else.
Physics terms from A to Z are all here. Great resource for those reviews of the literature and the defining of terms.
Chemistry terms from A to Z are all here. Great resource for those reviews of the literature and the defining of terms.
The Periodic Table on the WWW is a valuable resource for exploring the elements.
The E-Journal of Student Research publishes abstracts of student research in grades K-12 on a quarterly basis. It's large collection of student scholarship is a wonderful resource for student researchers as they search for ideas, topics, and concepts to explore. The e-journal and other databases of student research are housed in the National Student Research Center's Electronic Library.
The Empiricist is an on-line journal which publishes research conducted by high school students. The publisher believes that an active, research based science curriculum can inject excitement and promote the curiosity of high school students.
Sci-Journal is an on-line publication for science students. The journal, based in England, gives students the chance to publish work they have done in science class so that other science students can read about it.
This is a wonderful contest for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade student researchers and their teachers. They have the opportunity to use the scientific methods and research process to identify and solve community problems. They could win a share of over $50,000 in award money and an all expenses paid trip to Walt Disney World for the national finals.
Nationwide science fair competition - America's oldest and most highly regarded precollege science contest.
The Olympics of science competition for students from around the world in the ninth through twelfth grades.
This page is an attempt to provide a single comprehensive list of links to every science fair accessible through the World Wide Web, whether of global or local scope.
2008 John I. Swang,
Ph.D.