Picking a Topic

Select a topic that interests you! Look for a topic in books, magazines, experiment books, museums, newspapers, TV, etc.

Check out some past winning project topics!
2002 PSMS Winners
2002 PCIS Winners
2005 Winners
  Try these Internet sites for other ideas:
Science Buddies NASA data Science Fair Ideas S'COOL ideas
Ideas from Canada NASA Ideas Sciencefair-projects.org NOAA for students
Discovery School Ideas Yes Mag Ideas Cyber Scienz Fair Eduplace
  Kitchen Science Fun Thanks, Rose! List of Science Fairs

 

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Keep your topic narrow enough so that you can finish it and do a good job on it.

Example:

"Plants" is a poor topic. You will not be able to learn everything about plants. Be specific. Pick a particular plant and choose one variable to test.

A better topic would be:
 How does the distance from a fluorescent light source affect the growth rate of hydroponically grown ivy (Hedera helix) plants? How will varying the distance by 5cm in each group affect the growth of the leaves and roots?

 

 
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