Do you dread the annual Science Fair at your school and wonder what you will have to make this year? Or do you look forward to it with excitement over what your final project choice will be? No matter which group you belong to, you will find this little post here can help you.

The main problem with participating in the fair is ideas. Either you have too many of them or you are still scratching your head for a good one. Once you have the ideal idea to work on, the Science Fair becomes a snap. As then you know which direction you need to get working in.

Now remember that the idea needs to be innovative and practical to win a prize. You might have half a dozen ones which have been done by others before you. These are not the ones that will get that first prize. What will win is something new, that the judges would like to see working.

So how do you find that elusive idea that I’m talking about? There is no one idea for all of you. You need to find an idea that will be individualized to your talents and interest. There is a section here that gives you guidelines on picking a great idea. It gives you a simple process with which you can reach the best idea that will work for you. Try the process out. You might be surprised at just how easy it is to get that prize winning idea out of your head. All the best at the Science Fair.

Making a project for the Science Fair is only half the story. The rest of the fun is in attending the fair and getting to play with so many different, cool experiments. The whole hall is full of stuff that you can try out.

I always prefer projects that involve the user more than the ones that just sit there. It is so exciting to see them respond to your actions. I feel that the Science Fair is sort of like a candy store for the mind.

To the inquisitive mind the whole scene is an exciting distraction from the daily routine at school. There is so much to see and learn. There is the competition to look forward to and the honor of winning a prize as well.

Of all the different concepts that involve the interaction of the user, I prefer the projects that make use of electricity. Even if it is just static electricity. Remember the way the charged comb would attract bits of silk thread?

Are you fascinated with electricity? There is an interesting experiment that allows you to make your own electroscope. You can use this gadget to test the electric charge contained in objects. What can these objects be? Anything from a paper, a piece of cloth, a string, a tissue paper, a silk scarf, in fact anything that you can find lying around.

It would make a fun project at the Science Fair. Since it would allow every person who came to see it some interactive action. Much better than just looking at some boring old charts with data on them.