Harvey Yee's Best Bet Science Links
The first two are great starters for getting some simple ideas for the Shoebox Science Fair,,,but check out the rest. I found these sites have some of the most engaging but simple to setup experiments that I have ever seen....I wish I had these as a child....
http://members.aol.com/ScienzFair/ideas.htm
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ls/pathfinders/scifairs/scifair-student.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu
Great site.....see the above two for specific science fair ideas
http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/
Good demos..Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
http://scitoys.com/
This one is GREAT for easy to build projects..especially the Vandergraff Generator
using PVC pipes or a very simple electric motor using a battery, wire, and paper clips.
http://www.halcyon.com/sciclub/kidproj1.html
A wide variety of projects from easy to advanced.
http://www.leisureideas.com/science.htm
Some absolutely great and simple experiments..check out how to measure earth's circumference or the weight of a car using house items.
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~palmer/motor.html
One of the easiest electric motor setups
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/
Very easy and fun experiments...just great for simple and easy shoebox kit
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/trc/projects/elem_proj.html
A little bit more detailed but interesting projects
http://www.freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/foxhole.HTM
This one is a pretty complete intro on building crystal radios and why/how they work.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~sci/impact/media2.htm
Great streaming video demo...convection wheel and DNA are easy and super!!
http://www.isi.loyola.edu/lab/pendulum/default.html
Great discussion on the pendulum experiment
http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/4_class/45_pguides/pguide_804/4484_franklin.html#intro
Great info on Franklin's Bells.. see also http://www.scitoys.com
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