The Complete Workbook for Science Fair Projects
Chapter One
SCIENCE FAIRS AND
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS
THE GAME PLAN
To understand what a science project is and how it works. To understand what a science
fair is and what happens at a science fair.
What Is a Science Fair Project?
A science fair project is different from any other type of project you work on at
school. It is an independent educational activity that encompasses a variety of skills,
many of which you have to teach yourself as you go along. A science fair project gives
you hands-on experience and knowledge in your own independent field of study of a
particular topic in science, math, or engineering. It is a challenging extracurricular
assignment that allows you to use your own ideas to investigate a scientific problem
or question that interests you according to a process called the scientific method
(defined more fully in the box on the following page).
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