PAINLESS Science Projects

If you break out in a cold sweat at the very thought of having to plan and carry out a science project, this book will show you how to turn that task into "as much fun as a day at the beach".  You'll find out how to ask good science questions and shape them into a project that will give you interesting answers, as well as a good grade!
You'll also discover how rewarding it can be to create an original science project, instead of repeating an experiment you've taken from a book. Here is a detailed advice on picking your topic, designing your experiment, improving your project as you go, and comunicating your results.
If you think you don't like science, you'll change your mind in a hurry when you open the pages of this book!

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Hit the Ground Running
- Idea Hunt
- Narraw the Field
- Kinds of Projects
- What's a Hypothesis
- Ten Surefire Ways to Ruin Your Science Project

Chapter 2: Fact Finding
- Prospecting Information
- Citing Your Sources
- How Useful Is It?
- Record Keeping
- Getting Help
- Traps and Trip Wires: Common Problems to Avoid 

Chapter 3: The Fair Test
- Variables and Control
- Bias
- Ways to Measure
- Ways to Sample: How Many Are Enough?

Chapter 4: Collect and Analyze Data
- Writing a Procedure
- DataTables
- Number Crunching I: For Beginners
- Number Crunching II: Advance Techniques
- Graphs
- Advice from Kids Who've Been There, Done That

Chapter 5: Tell the World What You've Found
- Your Written Report
- Your Display
- Your Oral Presentation
- What Teachers and Judges Look For
- What Next?

Chapter 6: A Dozen Dandy Checklists to Move Your Project Along
- Do-It-Yourself Plan and Schedule
- What Am I Learning? Watch Your Knowledge and Skils Grow
- Safety First
- Simple Substitute
- Supplies and Materials You Thought You Couldn't Get
- The Metric Sistem
- Looking for Help? Have You Considered These Experts?
- Checklist for Tables and Graphs
- Do Not Display
- How Can I Help? A Checklist for Parents, Teachers, and Mentors
- Organizations and Agencies
- Scientific Supply Houses 

Index

276 pages

Printed in USA