Science Fair Links

State Science & Technology Fair of Iowa
As the largest science fair in Iowa, it is one of the nation's most outstanding fairs, with its participants going on to win many top honors at the International Science and Engineering Fair. All high school and middle school science students in Iowa and select regions of surrounding states are invited to participate.

The Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair is a regional science fair held in Cedar Rapids. The top four winners at this fair will continue on to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

These links lead to a variety of science fair project ideas for different age levels.

Science Fair Project Index - This index recommends specific books for locating experiments on a topic.

The Internet Public Library Science Fair Project Resource Guide - A science fair resource organized by librarians

The Math Forum: Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects - The Math Forum is produced by Swarthmore College

Math Projects for Science Fairs - Sponsored by the Canadian Mathematical Society

Science Fairs Homepage - A project of the Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs Council

The Ultimate Science Fair Resource - An all purpose page from the Society for Amateur Scientists

The Parks Library General Collection also contains several books on this topic that may be checked out:

The Complete Handbook of Science Fair Projects written by Julianne Blair Bochinski. Published by Wiley, New York, in 2004. Call number - Q182.3 B63 2004; The Complete Idiot's Guide to Science Fair Projects written by Nancy O'Leary and Susan Shelly. Published by Alpha Books, Indianapolis in 2003. Call Number - Q182.3 O44x 2003; Janice VanCleave's A+ Science Fair Projects written by Janice VanCleave. Published by Wiley, New York, in 2003. Call number - Q182.3 .V352 2003; Science Fair Projects for Dummies written by Maxine Levaren. Published by Wiley, New York in 2002. Call Number - Q182.3 L48x 2002.; Science Fair Success written by Ruth Bombaugh. Published by Enslow Publishers, Hillside, N.J., in 1999.
Call number - Q182.3 B66 1999
Science Fair Success Using Household Products written by Salvatore Tocci. Published by Enslow Publishers, Berkley, NJ, in: 2002. Call number - PZ130 T561s

For additional books, try looking in the Library Catalog under the subject "Science – Experiments" or under more specific topics (for example, earth science – experiments; physics – experiments; magnets – experiments).

Of Related Interest:

Ames Lab/ISU Science Bowl (Ames, IA) - High school students from throughout Iowa can test their science knowledge in the annual Science Bowl. The winning team receives a trophy as well as an all-expenses-paid trip to the National Science Bowl� to compete against other schools from around the nation.

Last revised January 2006 - L. Pellack

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