The June/July issue of Learning and Leading with Technology has a description of the website Science Buddies, a comprehensive resource for science fair participants of all ages. Getting started with a topic was the hardest part for my students, and this site has a “topic selection wizard” that guides students through the process of selecting and fine-tuning a topic. It has sections that can help students with planning a project and teachers with planning a science fair (including rubrics for evaluating projects).
This site is already in SciLinks, along with many other resources for planning a science fair and helping students with their projects. (My favorite resources are those that have suggestions for alternative science fairs, including online science fairs and those that include presentations.)
The cartoon here was created with another online (and free) tool that was spotlighted in Learning and Leading with Technology. MakeBeliefsComix allows users to create simple comic strips by manipulating characters and word balloons. Text can be added in many languages, and there are suggestions for how this can be a tool for learning and literacy skills. The strips can be printed or saved with screen shot or grab tool.
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