Science Project Information:

Many good ideas for science projects are online and in books. Just make sure that you credit your sources. You should not copy an experiment but instead, find a way to make it your own.

Demonstrating that you understand how to conduct an experiment or use the engineering design process is important to reviewers. For an experiment, find out why a hypothesis cannot be “proven” and how to create a testable hypothesis. Learn about how to design an experiment. What is a control? Do you need to perform more than one trial?

No, the science project topic does not need to be related to space exploration. For projects following the scientific method, reviewers want to see a well-designed experiment and that the applicant clearly understands and explains the experiment following the steps of the scientific method. For projects following the engineering design process, reviewers want to see that the applicant clearly followed the steps, including planning, to build a testable model.

Yes, the application will be not be reviewed if each component is not completed.