Science Fair Books
Peoria Public Library Main Street Branch

Science Experiments Index for Young People available at Youth Services Desk

A  selection of titles, along with call numbers.  General Science Fair books are concentrated in the call numbers 507 and 507.8   Once you have located a book, additional materials not listed on this site may be found on the shelf under the same call number, or close by.  Always look at books adjacent to your selection at the shelf.

Non-circulating Books
These books cannot be checked out.  You may photocopy pages from them.

• Science Experiments on File 507SCI
• More Science Experiments on File 507MOR
• Science Experiments on File Revised Edition Volumes 1 & 2  507SCI
• Historical Science Experiments on File 507.8HIS
• Science Projects for All Students 507.8SCI
• More Science Projects for All Students 507.8BAZ
• Nature Projects on File 508NAT
• Historical Inventions on File 609HIS
• 700 Science Experiments for Everyone by UNESCO (1958) 507UNE

General Books

• Experiments with Everyday Objects by Kevin Goldstein-Jackson (1978) 502.8GOL
• Science Experimenter by Arco (1964) 507ARC
• Science Circus #1 by Bob Brown (1960) 507BRO
• Science As It Happens!  By Jean Durgin Harlan (1994) 507HAR
• Quick-But-Great Science Fair Projects by Shar Levine (2000) J507LEV
• 101 Science Experiments by Illa Poderdorf (1960) J507POD
• 700 Science Experiments for Everyone by UNESCO (1958) 507UNE and J507UNI
• Nuts & Bolts by Barry A. VanDeman (1980) 507VAN and J507VAN
• Science Projects About Solids, Liquids, and Gases by Robert Gardner (2000) 507.6GAR
• Ideas for Science Projects by Richard Adams and Robert Gardner (1997) 507.8ADA
• Last-Minute Science Fair Projects by Sudipta Barhan-Quallen (2006) J507.8BAR
• Parent’s Guide to Science Fairs by John Barron (1999) 507.8BAR
• 1001 Ideas for Science Projects by Marion A. Brisk (1994) 507.8BRI
• 333 Science Tricks & Experiments by Robert J. Brown (1984) 507.8BRO
• 333 More Science Tricks & Experiments by Robert J. Brown (1984) 507.8BRO
• Art of Science by Joseph J. Carr (1992) 507.8CAR
• Science Experiments You Can Eat by Vicki Cobb (1994) J507.8COB
• See For Yourself: More Than 100 Experiments for Science Fairs and Projects (2000) J507.8COB
• Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly by Neil A. Downie (2001) 507.8DOW
• More Ideas for Science Projects by Robert Gardner (1988) 507.8GAR
• Yikes! Wow! Yuck! Fun Experiments for Your First Science Fair by Elizabeth Snoke Harris (2008) J507.8HAR
• So You Have to Do a Science Fair Project by Joyce Henderson (2002) 507.8HEN
• Blue-Ribbon Science Fair Projects by Maxine Haren Iritz (1991) 507.8IRI
• Science Fair: Developing a Successful and Fun Project by Maxine Haren Iritz (1987) 507.8IRI
• Science Fair Projects for Dummies by Maxine Levaren (2003) 507.8LRV
• Getting Started in Science Fairs from Planning to Judging by Phyllis J. Perry (1995) 507.8PER
• Square Wheels by Don Rathjen and Paul Doherty (2002) 507.8RAT
• Prize-Winning Science Fair Projects for Curious Kids by Joe Rhatigan (2004) J507.8RHA
• Sure-To-Win Science Fair Projects by Joe Rhatigan (2001) 507.8RHA
• Everything Kids’ Science Experiment Book by Tom Robinson (2001) 507.8ROB
• Science Fair Success Using the Internet by Marc Alan Rosner (1999) 507.8ROS
• Science Fair Success with Scents, Aromas, and Smells by Thomas R. Rybolt 2002) 507.8RYB
• Science Fairs Plus (2003) 507.8SCI
• Thomas Edison Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments (1988) 507.8THO
• How to Do a Science Fair Project by Salvatore Tocci (1997) 507.8TOC
• Science Fair Success in the Hardware Store by Salvatore Tocci (2000) 507.8TOC
• A+ Science Fair Projects by Janice VanCleave (2003) 507.8VAN
• Science through the Ages by Janice VanCleave (2002) 507.8VAN
• 100 First-Prize Make-It-Yourself Science Fair Projects by Glen Vecchione  (1998) 507.8VEC
• KidSource Science Fair Handbook by Danna Voth (1998) J507.8VOT
• Water Can Be Fun!  (1991) 507.8WAT
• Science Magic for Kids: 68 Simple & Safe Experiments by William R. Wellnitz (1990) 507.8WEL 
• Complete Handbook of Science Fair Projects by Julianne Blair Bochinski (1991) 507.9BOC
• Super Invention Fair Projects by Zondra Knapp (2000) 607.73KNA
• Foodworks by Ontario Science Centre (1987) 613FOO

Environment

• Science Fair Projects:  The Environment  by Bob Bonnet and Dan Keen (1995) 507.8BON
• Environmental Science Fair Projects by Thomas R. Rybolt and Robert C. Mebane (2005) 507.8RYB
• Environmental Experiments With Renewable Energy by Thomas R. Rybolt (1994) J621.042078RYB
• Environmental Science: 49 Science Fair Projects by Robert L. Bonnet (1990) 628.078BON and J507.8BON
• Air Pollution Experiments for Junior and Senior High School Science Classes (1972) 628.53AIR

Mathematics

• Math for Every Kid by Janice Pratt VanCleave (1991) J510VAN
• Polyhedron Models by Magnus J. Wenninger (1971) 516.23WEN

Nature

• Building Your Own Nature Museum by Vinson Brown (1984) 069.9508BRO
• 175 Amazing Nature Projects by Rose Harlow (1991) J574.078HAR
• Nature Projects for Young Scientists by Kenneth G. Rainis (2002) 508.078RAI
• Investigating Nature through Outdoor Projects by Vinson Brown (1983) 574.0723BRO

Astronomy

• Astronomy for Every Kid by Janice VanCleave (19910 J520VAN
• Science Fair Projects: Flight, Space & Astronomy by Bob Bonnet and Dan Keen (1997) 520.78BON
• Space & Astronomy 49 Science Fair Projects by Robert L. Bonnet and G. Daniel Keen (1992) 520.78BON
• Astronomy and Planetology by Necia H. Apfel (1983) 522APF
• Science for Kids: 39 Easy Astronomy Experiments by Robert W. Wood (1991) 522.078WOO
• Standard Handbook for Telescope Making by Neale E. Howard (1984) 522.2HOW

Physics

• Bicycle Science Projects: Physics on Wheels by Robert Gardner (2004) 507.8GAR
• Energizing Science Projects With Electricity and Magnetism by Robert Gardner (2006) J507.8GAR
• A+ Projects in Physics by Janice VanCleave (2003) 507.8VAN
• Physics Projects for Young  Scientists by Richard C. Adams and Peter H. Goodwin (2000) 530ADA
• Rainbows, Snowflakes and Quarks by Hans C. VonBaeyer (1984) 530VON
• Modern Physics Experiments for the High School by William K. Esler (1970) 530.028ESL
• Science Fair Projects:  Physics by Bob Bonnet and Dan Keen (1999) 530.072 BON
• Sports Science by Jim Wises (2002) 530.078WIE
• Science Projects About Methods and Measuring by Robert Gardner (2000) 530.8GAR
• Awesome Experiments in Force & Motion by Michael DiSpezio (1998) 531.6DIS
• Science Projects About Sound by Robert Gardner (2000) 534.078GAR
• Science of Sound and Music by Shar Levine (2000) 534.078LEV
• Great Experiments With Light by Phyllis Fiarotta (1999) J535FIA
• Super Science Projects About Light and Optics by Allan B. Cobb (2000) 535.078COB
• Electricity by Janice VanCleave (1994) J537.078VAN
• Physics for Kids: 49 Easy Experiments with Optics by Robert W. Wood (1990) J535.078WOO
• Science Experiments With Color by Sally Nankivell-Aston and Dorothy Jackson (2000) 535.6NAN
• Heat Fundamentals by Robert W. Wood (1999) J536WOO
• Electricity & Magnetism by Robert W. Wood (1999) J537WOO
• Fun With Simple Science: Batteries and Magnets by Barbara Taylor (1991) 537.078TAY

Chemistry

• Chemistry Science Fair Projects by Robert Gardner and Barbara Gardner Conklin (2004) 507.8GAR
• Chemistry around You by Salvatore Tocci (1985) 540.724TOC
• Adventures with Atoms and Molecules by Robert C. Mebane (1985) 540.78MEB
• Cool Chemistry by Steven W Moje (1999) 540.78MOJ
• Science for Kids: 39 Easy Chemistry Experiments by Robert W. Wood (1991) 540.78WOO
• Soap Bubbles by C. V. Boys (1959) 541.33BOY
• Chemical Demonstrations Volume 1 & 2 by Lee R. Summerlin (1988) 542SIM
• Chemistry for Every Kid by Janice Pratt VanCleave (1988) 542VAN and J542VAN
• Crystals and Crystal Growing by Alan Holden (1982) 548HOL
• Bubble Magic by Tom Noddy (1988) 793.5NOD

Earth Sciences

• Earth Science: 49 Science Fair Projects by Robert L. Bonnet (1990) 550BON
• A+ Projects in Earth Science by Janice VanCleave (1998) 550VAN
• Volcanoes by Janice VanCleave (1994) 551.2107VAN
• Clouds in a Glass of Beer by Craig F. Bohren (1987) 551.5BOH
• Super Science Project about Weather and Natural Forces (2000) 551.5078JON
• Science Project Ideas about Rain by Robert Gardner (1997) 551.577GAR

Biology and Life Science

• Plant and Animal Science Fair Projects by Yael Calhoun (2005) 507.8CAL
• Save the Earth Science Experiments: Science Fair Projects for Eco-Kids (2008) J507.8HAR
• Humane Biology Projects by Animal Welfare Institute 570ANI
• Laboratory Biology by Albert Kaskel (1976) 574KAS
• Biology for Every Kid by Janice Pratt VanCleave (1989) 574VAN and J574VAN
• Investigating Ecology by Elliott Blaustein (1978) 574.502BLA
• Laboratory Studies of Chick, Pig, and Frog Embryos by Ray L. Watterson (1984) 591.3WAT
• How to Dissect by William Berman (1984) 591.7BER
• Insect Biology: 49 Science Fair Projects by H Steven Dashefsky (1992) 595.7DAS
• Experiments in Genetics with Drosophila by Monroe W. Strickberger (1962) 595.77STR

Botany

• Plants by Janice VanCleave (1997) J581VAN
• Plant Cell and Tissue Culture by J. Reinert (1982) 581.0724REI
• Botany: 49 Science Fair Projects by Robert L. Bonnet (1989) 581.078BON
• Botany: 49 More Science Fair Projects by Robert L. Bonnet (1990) 581.078BON and J581.078BON
• Science for Kids: 39 Easy Plant Biology Experiments by Robert W. Wood (1991) 581.078WOO

Zoology

• Laboratory Explorations in General Zoology by Karl A. Stiles (1972) 591.028STI

Electronics/Electricity

• Homemade Lightning by R. A. Ford (1991) 621.313FOR
• Exploring Light, Radio & Sound Energy with Projects by Calvin R. Graf (1985) 621.38GRA
• 49 Easy-To-Build Electronic Projects by Robert M. Brown (1981) 621.381BRO
• How to Make Printed Circuit Boards by Joel Goldberg (1980) 621.381GOL
• Science Fair Projects With Electricity &Electronics by Bob Bonnet (1996) J624.3078BON

Optical Illusions

• Experiments in Optical Illusion by Nelson F. Beeler (1951) 612.84BEE
• Visual Illusions by M. Luckiesh (1965) 612.84LUC

Machines/Engineering

• Amazing Models! By Peter Holland (1990) 620.106HOL
• How to Make Holograms by Don McNair (1983) 621.36MCN 
• 20 Simple Solar Projects by Elizabeth Calhoun (1983) 621.47CAL
• On the Frontier of Science by G Harry Stine (1985) 621.8STI
• Handbook of Model Rocketry by G Harry Stine (1983) 629.133STI
• Robot Builder’s Bonanza by Gordon McComb (1987) 629.892MCC
• Build a Remote-Controlled Robot by David R. Shircliff  (2002)  629.