Having chosen your topic for a science project, you should now be narrowing down the topic that you want to research. You can begin your study right away or continue to look for more insight into the problem you want to study. Consider branching out even further by looking through science sections of newspapers, such as the science section of the Tuesday New York Times. Also look at magazines such as Popular Science, Discover or Omni, which cover a broad range of topics, or E Magazine, Buzzworm, BioCycle which concentrate on interdisciplinary environmental topics. Check the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, which is an index that lists articles in numerous magazines and gives a brief synopsis of these articles. Your school textbook might also be helpful. By checking references to other books, usually found at the end of each chapter, it should link you towards more specific materials and ideas.

Other helpful sources include educational television shows such as “NOVA,” National Geographic special, “Nature,” The Discovery Channel, and many others. Almost all of these types of shows are found on public television and cable networks. Check your local listings to see what might be viewed in the near future in the area you are in. Also, don’t hesitate to use past science fair projects as a source of interesting topics.

As the communication technology between computers and the growing number of educational web sites being available for public literature, the internet now can provide you a wide range of ideas for starting your science project. You can use search engines such as google.com or you can also visit web sites of your favorite TV shows or magazines. By subscribing to these web sites, you can avail of daily updates regarding the latest changes and news related to science that might be useful for your science project.