Science project success guide designing and conducting experiments.

ARTICLE RESOURCES

Page 10 Water Saver

* You can find more information about the Barnegat Bay estuary at this Web site: www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/programs/barn.htm

Page 14 Under Pressure

* From the science of baseball to the physics of cycling, this Web site from the Exploratorium has it all: www.exploratorium.edu/sports/

Page 18 Skeeter Slayer

* For information on West Nile virus, visit this Web site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Includes tips on avoiding mosquito bites: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/

SCIENCE FAIR RESOURCES

Were your students inspired by the teens featured in this issue? Encourage them to enter these two national awards programs:

* The Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge Leadership, teamwork, scientific problem solving, and the ability to be an effective science communicator-these are the qualities honored by this awards program. Open to students in grades 5 through 8. http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/dysc/

* Christopher Columbus Awards

This program challenges teams of middle school students to use science and technology to explore and discover opportunities for positive change in their communities. www.christophercolumbusawards.com

Recommended Reading

* Science Fairs Plus: Reinventing an Old Favorite

This book from the National Science Teachers Association is perfect for teachers of grades K through 8 and offers many practical solutions to energize science fairs. To order, visit http://store.nsta.org, Product Number: PB173X, ISBN: 0873552199

* See for Yourself: More Than 100 Experiments for Science Fairs and Projects, by Vicki Cobb, Scholastic, 2001. Available at www.amazon.com, ISBN: 0439090113.

Internet Resources

* This Exploratorium Learning Studio Web site is filled with links to science fair-related topics: www.exploratorium.edu/Is/pathfinders/ scifairs/index.html

* The Ultimate Science Fair Resource Web site is filled with tips for creating winning projects: www.scifair.org

* The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis has a fun and interactive Web site on graphing: www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/experiments/ data/data.html