Science fairs can be a timely assignment, but they can also be fun, rewarding, and sometimes help you to earn scholarships and prizes, too! The recipe for a great science fair or engineering project has just a couple of simple ingredients: a topic you care about and a question you can test. Learn every step of how to make your next science fair or engineering project a winner by following the detailed instructions, helpful hints, and design information in this title. So, don’t be scared, be prepared, and you are sure to have science fair success! This book allows students to understand how knowledge of relevant scientific concepts and research findings is important in engineering.
Explains concepts such as acceleration, force, friction, and gravity by using them in simple experiments, in such real-life settings as the bowling alley and supermarket.
Do you want to develop useful skills, gain admission to top colleges, win scholarship money, excel at science competitions, and explore career options--all while having fun?By reading this book and using the advice within it, you will learn how to formulate a research project idea, find people who can help you complete it, effectively present it to diverse audiences, and participate successfully in research competitions. Whether you are a freshman rookie with a vague interest in science or a senior veteran striving for first place at the Science Talent Search, this guide will help you make the most of your research experience.With its testimonials from high school students whose lives were positively changed by their research experiences, this guide also aims to motivate and empower students who otherwise would not pursue science and research opportunities. In doing so, this book also seeks to encourage more students to pursue science and technology."What Shiv Gaglani and his co-authors offer with this book is a well-crafted and practical guide for any high school student who wants to participate in (and win!) the Intel Science Talent Search, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, or any similar research endeavor. As sponsors of these programs, we regularly get requests for exactly this information from all around the globe. I am excited to be able to point students, educators and parents to this valuable resource." Wendy Hawkins, Executive Director of the Intel Foundation"The Winners' Guide offers terrific insight and information to encourage increased numbers of students and teachers to seek out lab-based experiences to enrich and strengthen their scientific acumen." Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center for Excellence in Education
Is the deadline for your science fair project quickly approaching? Not to worry, ‘SCIENCE FAIR SUCCESS’ is written in an easy to follow format that will guide you, step-by-step, how to create an exciting project that not only demonstrates good scientific practice but gives you the first-prize edge. Experiland’s complimentary ‘SCIENCE FAIR SUCCESS’ e-book will let you discover: How to choose a topic for your project and do research. How to design your experiment including what steps must be included in order to do a successful science fair project. A 6-week timeline that will help you stay on track and alleviate panic in the weeks approaching the science fair! What a hypothesis is and how to write one. What the 10 Steps of the scientific method are. How to write a professional project report according to the correct scientific method. How to interpret and record your data using tables & graphs. Details of how to make a professional display board. What the judges look for in a science fair project. And much, much more!
Discover the Secrets of Science Fair Success with This Essential Guide . . . Written by a science fair judge and an international science fair winner, this must-have resource is packed with strategies and pointers for putting together a winning science fair project. Here you'll get the nitty-gritty on a wide variety of topics, from the fundamentals of the science fair process to the last-minute details of polishing your presentation, including: * Choosing the right project for you * Doing research and taking notes * Using the scientific method * Writing up procedures, data, and conclusions * Creating eye-catching backboards * Handling pre-contest jitters * Dealing with difficult judges * and much more With insider tips, checklists, and solid advice from people who've been there, Strategies for Winning Science Fair Projects is the one guide you'll need for science fair season and beyond.
How can sports be scientific? Author Madeline Goodstein explains in SPORTS SCIENCE PROJECTS: THE PHYSICS OF BALLS IN MOTION. Baseballs, golf balls, and footballs are just some of the balls compared and examined. Why do baseballs have stitches? Why does a tennis ball have fuzz? How is a Ping-Pong ball changed if you fill its center? By experimenting with the projects, students will find out how much science governs the games they play. They will also discover they have been following the rules of science all along! This book is filled with excellent ideas for science fair projects.
Shows you how to use the Internet to help create an exciting science fair project. Learn to e-mail experts, subscribe to newsgroups, gather data and search the Web.
Explains the scientific method and describes a variety of actual science fair projects in such fields as engineering, botany, behavioral science, and chemistry.
