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 PATHFINDERS                  TOP
Methuen High School Media Center--Methuen, MA
Pathfinders are pages that offer students selected resources in a variety of media on 
a topic they are researching. They provide a head start for students as they begin their 
research project.

Science Fair Project

To find books in the MHS Media Center, click on Spectrum--this is the electronic card catalog. Type in the topic you want to search. The media center reference section also has many science-related materials.  Most are located in the 500s and 600s.

 Some titles on the cart of reserve books for science projects are:

363.25
RAI		 Rainis, Kenneth G. Crime-solving Science Projects: Forensic Science Experiments.  Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow, 2000.
507
SCI		 Scientific American Great Science Fair Projects. Indianapolis, Ind.: Wiley, 2000.
507
TOC		 Tocci, Salvatore. Science Fair Success Using Household Products.  Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow, 2003.
507.8
GAR		 Gardner, Robert. Light, Sound, and Waves Science Fair Projects Using Sunglasses, Guitars, CDs and Other Stuff.  Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow, 2004.
532
GOO		 Goodstein, Madeline. Fish Tank Physics Projects.  Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow, 2002.
540.78
GAR		 Gardner, Robert. Chemistry Science Fair Projects Using Acids, Bases, Metals, Salts, and Inorganic Stuff.  Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow, 2004.
612.8
RYB		 Rybolt, Thomas R. Science Fair Success with Scents, Aromas, and Smells.  Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow, 2002.

SELECTED WEB SITES

Science Buddies-- Science Fair Project Ideas
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml?From=body

Internet Public Library Science Fair Project Resource Guide
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/

Science News for Kids-- Science Fair Project Ideas
 http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/pages/sciencefairzone/topics.asp

Discovery School Science Fair Central
 http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/

California State Science Fair
 http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/Resources/GettingStarted.html

Preparing a Science Fair Project
 http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/endlish/edservices/pedresources/webquest/sciwq.htm

Science Fairs Homepage
 http://www.cdli.ca/sciencefairs/

All Science Fair Projects
 http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category0.html

 
 

ONLINE RESOURCES

     Infotrac -- contains databases of magazine articles, a biography resource, and health and
     business references.  Try Reference Center Gold, Expanded Academic ASAP, and Biography
     Resource Center.

     bigchalk eLibrary -- online reference center including books, magazines, newspapers,
     pictures, maps, and TV transcripts.

    Massachusetts Newsstand -- newspaper articles from the Boston Globe (1980 - current),
    Boston Herald (1991 - current), and ten other Massachusetts newspapers.

     Grolier Online -- 2 electronic encyclopedias-- New Book of Knowledge and Grolier Multimedia
     Encyclopedia.  Articles in these encyclopedias link you to other articles and also to relevant web
     sites where you can find more information on your topic.

 

REMOTE ACCESS

These databases are also available from home. You can gain access to these resources from home by going to the Answers...To Go! web page made available from the Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System:

http://www.nmrls.org/answers/dbindex.html

and enter your public library card number (from Methuen or any MVLC member 
library) where you are prompted for a patron or user number.

CITING SOURCES

Using these links indicates the user is leaving 
the district server and that linked material
is not necessarily approved by the district.

Edited by Media Staff
05/19/09
Date last edited
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