Where am I?
Information for Middle School Students
Links to Get You Started
SciFest Booklet (pdf, 208.91KB)
The Kirkwood School District Science Fair Guide provides important dates and activities to get your projects entered into the District Science Fair. School specific contacts, help and guidance sessions dates are listed.
Academy of Science St. Louis Science Fair
The Kirkwood SciFest uses the same rules and rubrics for judging projects as the GSLSF. This link connects you to that information. The link also contains important information about the Virtual Fair. A project is entered in the Academy Science Fair if you are selected to do so from the Kirkwood School District.
KSD Experiment Judging Rubric- for projects that fall into the experiment category. We do not use the Academy's rubric for experiments. Virtual projects also use this rubric.
6-12 Experiment Rubric (xls, 43KB)
Links for Logbooks 
Keeping a log book is a key aspect of every scientific endeavor whether it is a science fair project, college work or the real-life work environment. Here are some recommended procedures and examples.
KSDLogbookPowerpoint (ppt, 1.38MB) for PC
KSDLogbookKeynote (key, 931.71KB) for MAC
Logbook Example 1 (pdf, 624.53KB)
Logbook Example 2 (pdf, 242.06KB)
Links to science project web sites 
The Network for Citizen Science Engage in a real science project in real time. Many of these projects allow you to access and analyze data collected over the time of the project. (see Project Feeder Watch below as a specific example of an easy citizen science program.)
Science Buddies Includes engineering project information.
IPL Kidspace Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Scotch Discovery
Super Science Includes engineering project ideas.
Digital Library for Earth Systems Education
Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects
Earth Science Project Ideas
Project Feeder Watch
Behavioral Science Fair Project Ideas
The Display Board