Science Fair Projects
1001 Ideas for Science Projects on the Environment by ISBN: 002861707XPublication Date: 1997-07-23Contents include: Part 1. How to select a topic on the environment -- How to find the information about the environment -- How to write a research paper on the environment -- Part 2. Air -- Land -- Water -- The living world -- Energy -- Human issues.
Environmental Science: 49 Science Fair Projects by ISBN: 9780830633692Publication Date: 1990-07-01Suggests forty-nine projects in environmental science, suitable for the classroom or a science fair.
Hands-On Projects about Saving the Earth's Resources by ISBN: 0823958477Publication Date: 2002-07-15Contains a variety of projects that reinforce learning about how to save the Earth's natural resources.- Science Fair Fun: Designing Environmental Science Projects for Students GRades 6-8 by Publication Date: 2010This booklet provides students in grades 6-8 with ideas and resources for developing environmental science fair projects about reducing, reusing, and recycling waste materials.
Science Fair Project in Energy by ISBN: 0806997931Publication Date: 1997-12-01For grades 4-6. Sources of energy like sunlight, batteries, microwave ovens, and lightbulbs are used in this collection of 55 activities about energy and its various forms.
Science Projects about the Environment and Ecology by ISBN: 0894909517Publication Date: 1999-05-01For grades 6-12. Presents experiments and projects suitable for science fairs dealing with atmosphere, soil, water, plants, animals, and climate.
Webquests
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. For more information on webquests, visit http://webquest.org/index.php.
- Alternative FuelsFor secondary school students. Students study different alternatives to petroleum products.
- Can You Drink It?In this webquest, students will investigate water quality test results from four rivers near their community. For high school students.
- Energy QuestFor grades 6 and up. Students explore renewable energy sources.
- Hybrid VehiclesFor secondary school students. Students research hybrid electric vehicles.
- Internet Expeditions: Exploring, Using, Adapting, and Creating WebQuestsHands-on workshop that lets teachers learn four ways to build a WebQuest learning environment including using existing resources, adapt or modify a webquest, create a new webquest, or co-produce materials.
- Kid Power: A Webquest for a Sustainable FutureFor elementary students. Students research from the perspectives of a manufacturer, a homeowner, a rural school teacher, and a kid consumer.
- Landfill Controversy: An Internet Webquest on LandfillsGrades 3-5, 6-8. Students explore the topic of landfill sharing from the perspective of a citizen, the village president, the village solid waste manager, and representative from border states.
- Recycling PlasticsFor secondary school students. Students research different types of plastics and how they are recycled.
- Save Our Earth (Before It's Too Late!): A Recycling WebQuest for Third GradeThis particular unit is designed to supplement the third grade curriculum. It also includes activities though that correlate with reading, language and writing, and math skills.
- Web-Based ProjectsThis page contains web-based projects created by students at the University of Richmond in partial fulfillment of the requirements for teacher licensure in the state of Virginia.
- Webquest.orgIncludes a searchable database of webquests, tips and templates, and research about their effectiveness.
- What Effect Does Air Pollution Have on Asthma?For secondary school students. Students research the effect of air pollution on asthma.