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Getting started with a Science & Engineering Fair project

Creating a compelling science and engineering fair project can be an exciting and educational journey. TXSEF has provided a list of resources to help students and teachers embark on their science and engineering fair project journies and explore their passion for discovery and innovation.

Getting started & generating ideas:

  • AAAS Science Podcasts
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • CDC Data & StatisticsEnvironmental
  • Data Science Programs
  • Education Virtual Field Trips for Nature Lovers
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
  • NAE Grand Challenges
  • National Academy of Engineering
  • National Academy of Sciences
  • National Academy of Medicine
  • National Center for Biotechnology Information
  • NASA
  • Nature
  • NIH National Library of Medicine
  • NPR Science Friday
  • Science
  • Science Advances
  • Science Immunology
  • ScienceNews
  • ScienceNewsExplores
  • Science Robotics
  • Science Signaling
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • Scitable by Nature Education
  • Snappy Words Visual Dictionary
  • TED Talks
  • Texas A&M Engineering News
  • Texas A&M University Science News
  • X-STEM Videos

Design & methodology:

  • Citizen Science
  • Data Nuggets
  • ISEF Display & Safety Rules
  • ISEF Forms and Approvals Needed
  • ISEF Project Categories
  • ISEF Rules and Guidelines 
  • Our World in Data

Conducting research:

  • Elsevier Open Access Journals
  • Google Scholar
  • JSTOR
  • OpenStax Textbooks Science
  • OpenStax Textbooks Math
  • PLOS Open Access
  • PubMed

Creating prototypes/models:

  • Isometric Drawing Tool
  • MakerBot Thingiverse
  • Technovation Design Challenges
  • Tinkercad

Documenting:

  • Science Buddies: Science and Engineering Project Laboratory Notebooks

Communicating & presenting:

  • ISEF Display & Safety Rules
  • Science Buddies Board Design
  • Texas A&M University Writing & Speaking Guides

Choosing STEM careers:

  • IEEE Try Engineering: Engineering, Computing and Technology Fields
  • Texas Workforce Commission Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Programs
  • US Bureau of Labor Statistics Periodic Table of Science, Engineering and Math Occupations

Teacher resources:

  • Spark! Student Research from Idea to Competition

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