Helpful science fair websites:
Ask a Scientist (get answers or help, from real live scientist, to your questions)
http://askascientist.co.uk/ask/

For detailed rules, guidelines, and FAQs regarding STEM Exhibition experimental vs design investigations, the State “Scientific” Essay, and Cover Design Contest access the CPS Science Fair Handbook at: www.cpsscifair.org

key pages:
key pages (Handbook PDF pages different from computer count; provided computer pages below):

-Choosing the Correct Research (Experimental vs Design) p.8-10

-Sample Science Project Planning Timeline p.11-12 (keep in mind we have six weeks; chunking tasks is advisable)

-Categories p.13-15

-Estimating Experimental Error p23
-Correct SI Metric System Usage p24

-Estimating Experimental Error p.29
-Correct SI Metric System Usage p.30
-Required Experimental Research p.31-32
-Required Design Research p.33-34

-Reference List Format p.36-39

-Safety Sheet p. 44; 67-68

-State Essay (scientific essay) p.46

-IJAS Cover Design Contest p.47

-Judging Criteria (Rubric) for experiment project and design project p.51-53

-Sample Research Summary Title Page p.62
-Checklist for Physical Arrangement of Science Project Paper p.63-64 ((The exhibitor's last name and project title should be typed at the right corner of all pages, after the Table of Contents.)

-Abstract p. 65-66
-Request for endorsements p.69-80; 83 (Humans, Animals, Microorganisms, Vertebrate tissue, or recombinant DNA
-Application for Mini Research Grant p.85

-Advise-A-Student request for advisor p.89 They will assign someone you can talk with regularly about your project.

*Both Experimental and Design projects need Abstract and safety Sheet attached to the front of the display board (the documents may be reduced size; see handbook)

*Projects requiring an endorsement will need to display the official stamped approved returned endorsement request on the front of the board also. (the document may be reduced size; see handbook)

*All cited research utilized to write the paper should be copyrighted between 2012 and 2019. Resources dated prior are too old to be considered reliable and/or valid.

*12 references are need for all project options. The Reference list or Works Cited list should be APA style in ABC order and double spaced between references. Individual references that take up more than one line should be indented starting with the second line and each subsequent line.