3. * What are you interested in? Music? Cooking? Machines? Plants? * Choose to do a project on a subject you are interested in. * Read all the available material on your topic you can find. * You can use encyclopedias. * Seek help from librarians. * Write to Federal, State, County and local agencies for information. * Speak to professors/students involved in your subject. * Contact industrial firms doing research in your project area. If you are interested, most people will assist you. * It is very important to keep a complete bibliography of all material you find and a list of people who helped you.

4. Here’s just the place to get you started: * Science Buddies * http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ * Do their “interest survey” to figure out what will be a good fit for you

5. What do we have in the library? What reference books give a good overview of the subject?

7. Search for word or phrase: Keep bookbag items and or and not and or and not Search results for: science fair Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School Library KeepTitleAuthorCall #Type Science fairs ideas and activities. 507.8 SCI Sciences Super science fair sourcebook / Iritz, Maxine Haren. 507.8 IRI Sciences The complete handbook of science fair projects Bochinski, Julianne Blair, 507.9 BOC Sciences How to do a science fair project / Tocci, Salvatore.507.2 TOC Sciences Click on Search:

8. BROWSING by call number is also a great way to get ideas. These Call Numbers are the best suited for this: 507 Science-Experiments, Science-Exhibitions 500s, 600s, 700s under the topic of the experiment 608 Inventions

9. TARBUT VTORAH PRESENTS: Courtesy of the Kentucky Virtual Library Books

10. * World Book Online www.worldbookonline.com Login: tarbut Password: 5099500

11. * Search the web: * Thousands of Science Fair Project Ideas! * Find them on these 25 Web Sites * listed on the TVT Library wiki page.

12. Let’s summarize the 7 steps of researching a topic: 1.Choose a topic 2.Find background information 3.Refine a topic 4.Selecting resources 5.Searching for information 6.Evaluating resources 7.Citing resources Good Luck! Mrs. Berman