Science & Science Fair Projects

Science & Science Fair Databases

You will need your library card and PIN to use databases from home.

  • Encyclopedia of Medicine (inside the library | home access) - Use this encyclopedia’s quick search for clear concise information on the systems of the human body and diseases.
  • Kids InfoBits (inside the library | home access) - All things science: encyclopedia, magazine and newspaper articles, biographies of scientists and photos found under specific topics or through a search box.
  • SIRS Discoverer (inside the library | home access) - Newspaper articles, images and biographies are arranged by reading level. Browse for information under specific subjects or use the search box. Additionally, there are over five hundred articles, pictures and Web sites that relate to science projects.

Science & Science Fair Web sites

  • Animal Diversity Web - Kingdom Animalia is easy to navigate at this site that provides information, pictures and classifications on creatures big and small.
  • Biology 4 Kids - What’s the difference between a good microbe and a bad microbe? It's simple biology, or at least it can be, when you use this site that breaks it down to the cellular level.
  • Ology - Play games and learn about rocks, dinosaurs, planets and more.
  • Periodical Table of Elements - Discover the elements with this enriched periodical table that includes atomic information, history, uses and more.
  • Windows to the Universe - Learn about all the myths and facts connected to the planets, stars and the solar system at this out-of-this-world site.
  • Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception - Learn science through sports, weather, the kitchen and more. Make some science of your own using this site’s Explore section that contains directions to a variety of projects.
  • IPL: Science Fair Recourse Guide - Lacking a scientific method? Get your procedure together with this site that includes other science fair project links.

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