Every year middle schools across the nation hold science fairs. While this is a fun time for kids, it can be very frustrating for the parent trying to help. In most cases, it is much easier and better for everyone involved if you can find a specific project with a list of all that is needed, along with easy to follow directions. The following websites offer some of the best resources for finding the perfect science experiment for your child's project.
Dr. Shawn's Super Science Fair Support Center
If you are looking for a guaranteed win at the next science fair, Dr. Shawn's site can provide everything you need. They have over 1,000 science fair projects that are easily searchable. You can purchase project plans, complete kits, and best of all, you can get a money back guarantee in case you don't win. The site can be searched by grade level, cost of project, and also by the topic. You pay one small fee to become a member of the site and receive unlimited access for a month or a year.
Hobby Science
Hobby Science is a completely free site that offers everything children need to pull off the perfect science experiment. The site has hundreds of experiments and total projects available, everything from robots to creating wind and rain. There are also quizzes and puzzles when you need a break along the way. Hobby Science offers great tools for parents as well, including:
- Checklists
- A-Z instructions for helping your child
- Access to pages detailing the complete scientific method.
These pages can be great help for parents who have been out of school a while and can barely remember the basic principals. Everything you need for the perfect science experiment can be found on Hobby Science.
24 Hour Science Projects
If the deadline is near on your child's science project and you have not yet begun, the 24 Hour Science Projects website is perfect. The site guarantees that if you follow the step by step method you can be done in less than 24 hours. Each project comes with a complete guide and outline. They set everything up using the order of the scientific method, so you will have no problem completing everything the way it should be done. 24 Hour Science projects also offers research materials for every project. This will help you put together all of your display boards and information sheets. The only limitation to this site is the fact that there are only five projects available.
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
Reeko's Mad Science Lab offers fun activities for scientists of all ages. There are tons of experiments, as well as fun activities to get you thinking. They even have a Real Time World Stats Counter. When you are looking for the latest data this can be a great place to start. The experiments are divided by difficulty level and grade level. You will find 12 different categories for experiments, with everything from chemistry to motion and energy. You can even use the "My Locker" feature to sort those supplies you have on hand and which ones you will need to obtain to complete different experiments. This site is so much fun you will have to be careful or you could spend more time exploring all the fun features rather than completing your experiment.
There are plenty of other websites to help with science experiments and science fair projects. The ones listed above are very popular with middle school parents and teachers because of their accurate information. Remember that being organized is the beginning to a super science experiment, and these sites are a great way to get there.
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