Your Guide to Science Projects, Fun Experiments, and Science Research

With mouth wide open, vibrating air coming up the throat from the vocal chords leaving the open mouth and spreading in all directions.

Hi, I am Janice VanCleave, author of 50+ best-selling science experiment books for children ages 4 through high school. I taught science for 27 years and now am creating this science website. My scream was not staged. The picture was to be of two adult cats, which I was holding. A microsecond before the camera snapped, the two cats dug their claws into my skin as they prepared to leap out of my arms. A picture like this is great for making inferences. Kids could make "guesses" as to why I am screaming. They would be drawing on facts from the photo, such as I look like I am in pain or maybe I am just pretending.

Browning Apple: Display

By Janice VanCleave

Your science fair project display is very important. It represents the work you have done.

For clues about preparing a display see this link:

Project Display

When you display your project, some fairs require that you stand with your project display while it is being judged. This allows the judges to ask you questions. Following is a link with clues and tips about judging.

Science Fair Project: Judging Tips

If you have to give an oral presentation about your project to your class, see

SCIENCE PROJECT PRESENTATION

Send comments and suggestions to ASK JANICE

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