Science Fair Projects

A science fair is a chance to ask a question about the world and find the answer through experiments. Students design their own experiments, collect data, and share their results. Science fairs teach you how to think like a real scientist. They are also a lot of fun.

Designing Your Project

A great science fair project starts with a good question. What makes plants grow faster? Does the color of a cup affect how hot the drink stays? After choosing a question, you make a hypothesis, which is your best guess at the answer. Then you design an experiment to test your hypothesis.

Presenting Your Results

After running your experiment, you organize your results with charts and graphs. You create a display board that explains your question, hypothesis, method, results, and conclusion. You present your findings to judges and other students. Even if your hypothesis was wrong, you still learned something valuable.

Fun Facts

• The first known science fair was held in 1942 in the United States.
• Some science fair winners have gone on to become famous scientists and inventors.
• The Google Science Fair has attracted student projects from over 100 countries.

Did You Know?

A teenager named Jack Andraka won a major science fair by inventing a new way to detect pancreatic cancer using a simple paper strip. He was only 15 years old when he made this important discovery!