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Virtual Library Resources: Secondary and Beyond

Here you will find all kinds of things to help you as a parent, student or teacher. Extra worksheets, apps to keep your toddler busy, free access to research sites and much, much more.

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Science Fair Websites

Internet Links

Ideas for Science Fair Projects http://www.education.com/science-fair/ 
Site contains a few basic ideas of science projects you can do.

Cyber-Fair http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsncf/aglance.cfm
Discover students' science fair projects, and find instructions for starting a project of your own.

Home Science Experiments http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/science-experiments-around-your-home/
Discover different science experiments you can easily do using supplies found all around your home.

Energy & Science Projects http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html
Lists a number of science projects and energy activities for students, K-12. Each project has a short description and a link to the actual activity.

Optics for Kids: Science & Engineering http://www.opticalres.com/kidoptx_f.html Some fun and interesting things about OPTICS (the science of light).

Science Club http://scienceclub.org
A site that offers project ideas, idea exchange, expert help and links to other useful sites.

Science Fair Handbook http://www.eduplace.com/science/profdev/science_fair/
Written for instructors to provide ideas, strategies, and techniques for a planned science fair project.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/
Includes advice on methodology and procedures to use in devising a project.

Science Fair Projects http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/pathfinders/fairs.htm
The NASA library offers this list of sources for science fair projects.

Science Fair Projects and Experiments http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects.html 
This site provides ideas and resources, as well as examples of science projects.

State Science and Engineering Fair http://www.floridassef.net/
The Florida Foundation for Future Scientists offers information on current and past state science fairs.

Successful Science Fair Projects http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html
A Science Fair Project display usually asks that you include certain sections. Your particular science fair rules and guidelines may use slightly different words to describe them.

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Free Education Books and Textbooks

  • Free Tech Books - This site offers a wide range of free computer science and programming textbooks, lecture notes and ebooks.
  • Open Book Project - This site, which is dedicated to the free and open dissemination of knowledge, is a great place to find free textbooks and other educational materials.
  • Textbook\Media - A wonderful selection of textbooks and educational materials are available for free download at Textbook Media. Students can get free access to these materials by choosing 'sponsored' books, which include brief 'study break' ads.
  • Textbook Revolt - Students fight back against the high cost of textbooks on this site by offering up their used books for free or renting them for a low cost.
  • Textbook Revolution - Textbook Revolution is one of the best sites on the web to find free textbooks and other educational materials.