Step 1: Students pick a topic.
Help your students choose an Earth science topic they can't wait to investigate.
Ask them to brainstorm about some interesting topics; first as individuals,
and then in small groups. (Sample
individual brainstorm pages) Make a list on the board or overhead
of the topics your students generate. For example, students might want
to learn more about:
- Rocks
- Soil
- Water
- Space
- Stars
- Planets
- Erosion
- Fossils
- Dinosaurs
- Ocean waves
- Earthquakes
- Hurricanes
The World Wide Web offers thousands of ideas and topics. The science
fair topic generator at Science
Buddies™ offers an excellent "topic wizard" .
Ask students to choose their favorite topics and record the topic and
the reason they chose it in their science fair notebooks or journal.
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