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How to turn an interest into a project
A four-step method for getting from "I like marine biology" to a question you can test with the equipment you actually have.
- topic-selection
- scoping
- getting-started
Choosing a Topic6 min
Resources
Curated guides, templates, and reading — the things worth knowing before you need them.
10 resources
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Poster layout that works in a crowded hall
Column structure, the 40% white-space rule, and what to cut when it does not fit.
- poster
- layout
- typography
Poster Design8 min
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The IMRaD structure
What belongs in Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion — and the sentences that end up in the wrong one.
- imrad
- structure
- paper
Scientific Writing6 min
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The timeline nobody tells you about
Working backwards from fair day, including the approval gates that stop work before it starts.
- timeline
- planning
- deadlines
Science-Fair Rules7 min
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What makes a research question testable
The four properties every fair-ready question has, with before-and-after rewrites.
- question
- scope
- testable
Research Questions6 min
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Abstract self-review checklist
Fifteen checks to run on your abstract before submitting it.
- checklist
- abstract
- editing
Abstract Writing3 min
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Poster planning worksheet
Block out your board before you open the design software — content first, layout second.
- template
- planning
- poster
Poster Design4 min
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Question, hypothesis, prediction — three different things
The distinction judges probe and most students blur.
- hypothesis
- prediction
- mechanism
Research Questions5 min
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Rehearsing the two-minute explanation
A drill for building an explanation that survives interruption, noise, and forty repetitions.
- rehearsal
- speaking
- pitch
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Which forms does my project need?
An orientation to the common form set and the order it is completed in. Informational only — confirm every requirement with your own fair.
- forms
- approvals
- isef
Science-Fair Rules7 min