LibGuides: Grade K-8: Science Fair: Ideas and Experiments

Suggested Sites & Databases for Science Projects

The Naked Scientists
Created by Dr. Chris Smith from the University of Cambridge, this award winning science site has experiments, analysis of science in the news, and much more.
Science.GOV
Use this site to access US government science research and reports.

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies
Database of analysis, journals, news, case studies, primary sources, statistics and multimedia focusing on the physical, social and economic aspects of environmental issues.
Academic OneFile Select
Journals, news magazines and newspapers covering the arts, humanities, social sciences, science and technology.
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Provides over 160 full-text journals in medicine, nursing, allied and consumer health. Includes full-text reference books, pamphlets, overviews of clinical topics, and indexing and abstracts for over 1500 additional titles covering patient and consumer health information.
Britannica High School Edition
Reference articles, journals, magazines, websites, multimedia, and curriculum content for high school students. Includes dictionary, atlas and student workspace.

Logins for all VLC databases are found on the back of the VLC Bookmark.

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Examples of Science Fair projects by Gr. 7 and 8 students at Wolford Public School

Vsauce videos
4 million students can't be wrong about the appeal of these science videos. Click here for a playlist organized by subject.
Minute Physics
YouTube video playlist - find out about Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, and much much more. Good, short, fun background information.
Minute Earth
Video playlist of this YouTube channel that makes geography great fun to watch, learn, think about.
Crash Course
Astronomy, psychology, biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology - get a short course on each of these subjects here.
NOVA by PBS
Added by Kristen July 29th, 2015.

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