Environmental Science Fair Projects: Revised and Expanded Using the Scientific Method by Thomas R. Rybolt & Robert Mebane, 2010, Enslow Publishers 
Put on your lab coat and learn how scientists perform experiments to search for answers about the environment. Follow the steps in the scientific method to find out “What makes oxygen in the air?” or “How does salt water affect plant growth?” Discover different types of soil and how oil can be cleaned from bird feathers. Read about tips for safety and success as you prepare your science fair exhibit.
How to do a Science Fair Project by Salvatore Tocci, 1997, Franklin Watts; Grolier Publishing
From choosing a topic to your final presentation takes many steps. Planning, experimenting, analyzing data, and preparing a report to accompany your project display are all part of the process. Finally the big day arrives. What will you say? How will you act? What will the judges look for? Just about everything is described in this step-by-step guide. Meet some students who have actually won awards and learn from their successes.
Crime Scene Science Fair Projects by Elizabeth Snoke Harris, 2006, Lark Books 
Even if your home is not a crime scene, that is where you will find the materials for these forensic experiments. To begin, get a notebook, make a schedule, and form a hypothesis. Design your experiment and decide how you will display your findings with charts, graphs, and tables. Then start examining the evidence like a real forensic scientist.
Can these really be science fair projects? What comes to your mind when you hear “Gooey Dough Ball” “What Stinks?” “Ooze” and “Exploding Soda” just to name a few? Maybe you’d rather experiment with something good to eat. Try “Make Dessert First” “The Cereal Game” or “Candy Melt.” Whatever you decide, you will have fun preparing some of these science fair projects.
Science Fair Winners: Crime Scene Science by Karen Romano Young, 2009, National Geographic 
Listen to “the buzz” to decide what you’d like to learn more about. Is it using biometrics like they do at Disney World to check ticket holders? Is it how pets are used as detectives? Would you like to be able to read people’s faces or analyze their handwriting? How can bar codes protect mail crimes? Sometimes a discovery takes an experiment and sometimes it just takes careful observations.
Science problems or challenges can be solved through experimentation and investigation. Here are 50 challenges in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. Each is related to a real-life science problem and even includes some “fun facts” about the topics. For a start, you might make recycled paper, clone a plant or design a solar cooker.
Where do science fair project ideas come from? Look all around you. For each project described in this book there is a section called “Where the idea came from.” These ideas will start you thinking about your own project. Then there is a section about what to call your project. Check out award-winning project titles such as “Using Your Noodle” and start thinking about your own to ideas for a project in the section called “In Your Dreams.”
The Complete Science Fair Handbook by Anthony D. Fredericks & Isaac Asimov, 1990, Good Year Books
Ready to have a science fair? Wait just a minute. You might need some guidelines to help you get started. Here are sample forms for student entries, parent permission, students’ planning guide, and a checklist for judging projects. There are sections for teachers as well as one for parents. Get everyone involved and get going!
If you have an idea for a science fair project, think about using the Internet to support and enhance your project. If you are looking for a project idea, use the Internet to help you find projects that might spark your interest. Not sure where to start? There are many web sites here to help you along the way.
More Blue Ribbon Science Fair Projects by Maxine Iritz, 2000, McGraw-Hill
Check out the ISEF (International Science and Engineering Fair) categories from Behavioral and Social Sciences to Zoology. Learn where to find background information and how to present the research. Decide how to state and display your results. Use the Science Project Organizer to take you from start to finish.
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