I have to do a Science project including a poster, model and speach. I
am 12 years old. Please could you give a good topic to do. I have
three months to complete.

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Request for Question Clarification by aceresearcher-ga on 27 Feb 2003 07:18 PST

gedye,

If you list a number of your hobbies and interests here, Researchers
might be able to give you suggestions of projects that would tie in to
one of those. I think we all do a better job on, and enjoy more,
projects which are on subjects of personal interest to us.

Give us as many hobbies and interests as you can.

Regards,

aceresearcher

Hello gedye-ga,

You are in luck because there are lots of resources on the Web to help
you think through how to pick a fun and interesting science project
and then give you specific examples and instructions on how to conduct
the research and present your findings effectively. digsalot-ga’s
suggestion about following your own interests is excellent. I think
the sites I’ve listed below will help you focus on things that you’re
passionate about. I know you’ll find something that will be fun to
research and teach you a lot. I’ve also included some links to prior
winners to help you with getting an impression of what’s worked for
others.

Good luck with your project.

czh

http://www.wsd1.org/generalwolfe/scdept/homepage.htm
http://www.wsd1.org/generalwolfe/scdept/handbook/handbook.htm
General Wolfe School is a junior high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
General Wolfe Science Project Handbook
***** This school clearly cares a lot about science and helping
students with their science projects.

http://www.wsd1.org/generalwolfe/scdept/handbook/choosing.htm
CHOOSING A PROJECT
Selecting the topic is probably the hardest part of the science
project. Simply put, it is deciding on the problem to try to solve.
Once the problem is determined, your project will have an objective
that you can work towards. In other words, you will have a clear
purpose - to try to solve the problem.

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/
Internet Public Library
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
***** See sections on Choosing a Topic: Ideas for your project and
Sample Projects for lots of resource links to spark your ideas. There
are lots of other resources that should help you start collecting good
ideas for your own project.

http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/jtindell/index.html
Naylor Middle School, Tucson, AZ
Kids’ Guide to Science Projects
***** This is a wonderful site from Joan Tindell’s 7th grade. Lots of
resources for helping you think through and prepare your science
project. Check out the posted sample projects.
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/jtindell/sample.html
Here are titles and abstracts of science projects done by actual 7th
grade students. Click on the title to see the Question, Hypothesis,
Materials, and Procedure written by each.

http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/dysc/finalists/finalists.html
Young Scientist Challenge -- Finalists and Winners
***** The Profiles and Projects section should give you some ideas of
how other kids went about choosing their projects.

http://www.scifair.com/middle/winners.htm
Massachusetts Middle School Science Fairs
The MSSF Middle School Science Fairs (Regional and State) are annual
one-day fairs for students in grades 6, 7, and 8 attending a public,
private, parochial or home school in the Commonwealth.
***** See list of 2002 winners to give you an idea of the wide variety
of projects students have worked on recently.


SEARCH STRATEGY
choosing science project

Well, that was about the same age I was when I did my first science
project.  May I recommend you do one in archaeology.  There are
several reasons, the chief of which is that it will get you noticed. 
Most school science projects deal with pretty standard topics such as
physics, chemistry, astronomy, etc, and the competition can be tough. 
When you are dealing with something that is "different," you already
have a leg up on the competition.  AND - since archaeology deals with
a wide range of disciplines, you will have the opportunity to
demonstrate you are not limited to just one or two.

If you are interested, here is a place which might help you get
started. - http://www.archaeolink.com

As required per instruction, I must identify the above website as
mine.

Cheers and good luck
digsalot