Project ideas sites

Web sites with ideas for STEM projects

List of project websites – June 2017

https://www.csiro.au/en/Education/Programs/CREST

This is the Australian Government science website. Within this you can find amazing projects done by students through their Australian CREST scheme. It is also the home of a science magazine aimed at 8-13 yr olds called Double Helix. On https://doublehelixshop.csiro.au

CREST = Creativity in Research, Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST)

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml

Science Buddies is an excellent US site with many project ideas covering a wide range of ages and subjects.

 

https://www.education.com/science-fair/ninth-grade+twelfth-grade/chemistry+physics/

Many ideas, most not requiring specialist equipment

 

http://cssf.usc.edu

Site of the California State Science Fair with summaries of projects completed. May give you ideas that can be developed into your own project.

 

https://bigpictureeducation.com

A useful site from the Wellcome Trust with some project ideas, advice and articles about ethical research

 

https://www.googlesciencefair.com

Many good project summaries but most use specialist equipment and resources

 

https://www.homesciencetools.com/chemistry

Project ideas mainly for younger students but may spark an idea for a more in depth project

SBM June 2017

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