Hit the ground running: Idea hunt -- Narrow the field -- Kinds of projects -- What's a hypothesis? -- Ten surefire ways to ruin your science project -- Fact finding: Prospecting for information -- Citing your sources -- How useful is it? -- Record keeping -- Getting help -- Traps and trip wires: common problems to avoid -- The fair test: Variables and controls -- Bias -- Ways to measure -- Ways to sample: how many are enough? -- Collect and analyze data: Writing a procedure -- Data tables -- Number crunching I, for beginners -- Number crunching II, advanced techniques -- Graphs -- Advice from kids who've been there, done that.
Tell the world what you've found: Your written report -- Your display -- Your oral presentation -- What teachers and judges look for -- What next? -- A dozen dandy checklists to move your project along: Do-it-yourself plan and schedule -- What am I learning? Watch your knowledge and skills grow -- Safety first -- Simple substitutes -- Supplies and materials you thought you couldn't get -- The metric system -- Looking for help? Have you considered these experts? -- Checklist for tables and graphs -- Do not display -- How can I help? A checklist for parents, teachers, and mentors -- Organizations and agencies -- Scientific supply houses.
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