Step 2. Learn More About Your Topic

The second step in making your science fair project happens after you have chosen a topic that interests you. Now you need to find out more about that topic. What do people already know about it? What main questions or issues are being studied? As you learn more about your topic, you might start writing down questions that interest you. Are these questions being answered in the stuff that you read? Or are these questions still puzzling researchers? Remember, a good question can be the heart of a good science fair project!

As you learn more about your project, now would be a good time to start your log book. A log book is like a science diary. You could start it by writing down your general topic of interest. When you start learning about your topic, you should write some of the stuff that you learn into your log. You should also write down where you are finding out this information. For example, if you find a really good book on your topic, you should write down its title, the author of the book, and where you found it. This way you can easily track it down if you need to use it later!

Where do you learn more about your topic? The same places that you looked when you you chose a general topic. Remember, they include:

If you use the web, you should choose a search engine to find sites related to your topic. Here are some addresses of search engines that you might use. It is a good idea to use more than one, because they may list different sites related to your topic.
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