Does the actual presentation of your science project sound boring to you? May be it does seem like a never ending wait for the judges who don’t seem particularly interested in what you have to say. However it is every bit as important a stage in winning a science fair award as the actual project.

Depending on just how presentable your personal appearance is and what exactly you say to the judges you could win or lose the award. Of course it does matter that you do a decent science project for the fair, but how to present it to the teachers is also equally important.

So think of your presentation script before hand. Try and put in some obvious questions that you would like the judges to ask you. That way you can trick them into asking questions that you know the right answers to. Of course there is the possibility that they will see through that trick and ask you an all together unrelated question.

So make sure you know the principle that your science project is based on well.  No matter what you do as your science project, the presentation skills you possess will make all the difference. Even if you don’t know the answer you should not loose your confidence. Tell them honestly that you have not considered that aspect of the project. It will be better than blustering about with no real answer to give.

There is much more to the universe than the earth on which we live. Yet since we live on the earth it is of far greater interest to us than any other part of the universe. So why not set your science project on phenomena which is observed on the earth?

What are the naturally occurring phenomena that are of interest to us? How about the comets? We know a lot more about comets now than we did before.  Well at least we don’t think of comets as shadows of death and destruction to come any more, unlike they did in ancient times. In fact it may be possible to make your own comet as a science project.

Sounds too messy? Well how about another frequently observed natural phenomena the eclipse. Be it a making a pin drop camera to view the solar eclipse or staying up half the night staring at the moon to see the lunar eclipse, they are fascinating.  How about making more practical use of the information you can gather with viewing an eclipse? Use eclipses to calculate the distance of the sun and the moon from the earth.

Sounds too high blown? De-stress by making some slime! Okay I know that’s totally unrelated, but I’m sure it will be fun! Just try it out.

Mapping the different phases of the moon will make an interesting science fair project. In fact you can make a working model with a bulb powered sun and a highly reflective surfaced moon in the science project model. Think of the basic solar system model and draw inspiration for the design. You can always rework some elements as you go.

You can restrict the model to merely the sun, the moon and the earth to simplify it.  You can follow the phases of the moon from Full Moon to 3 Quarters to Crescent to New Moon with the help of diagrams. Make the rotation of your celestial bodies possible with a powered motor to make it more impressive.

Or just use your hands to move the spheres around to get the lighting on the moon to reflect all the phases from the sun. Use the lower portion of the model for the Earth. Have the sun fixed in a specific position and allow the moon to rotate around the sky region of your model.

And if all that sounds way too much effort to do, just go and blow up a volcano! After all you are supposed to have fun too. Maybe after you have done a simple project and done it well, you may feel challenged to do something even better. That’s when you can begin work on more complicated science fair projects.

What is the purpose of space travel? Is it to see the universe? Is it a science project that is challenging? Is it to discover a new world where we can live if something happens to our planet? Is it to discover if we are really alone in the universe? I suppose it is a little bit of all this and more.

Man has always been curious about just how vast the universe is and also about his place in the universe. Are we just an insignificant speck in the universe? One which has no importance at all in the vast scope of things? Or are we indeed very special beings?

Are we the only living creatures in this universe capable of space travel? Or are there others who are also capable of inter galactic voyages and have come to visit us? This is what fuels our science fiction industry, be it in books and comics or in multimillion dollar movies.

We need proof and that is why we are so fascinated with leaving the planet. It is actually a lot like a treasure hunt game and the stakes are really high. That is why the ultimate proof will be visual evidence seen by man.  Seeing is believing and if that’s how you view the world you might be interested in checking this article out.

A small thing like the set of rings around the planet Saturn can be turned into an interesting science fair project if you know how. Okay it would not be quite as exciting as a working model of an underwater remote controlled vehicle, but it will be an in depth analysis of the rings.

You could have a model constructed to show the various rings, or just use photographs of them. There are some truly amazing photos of the rings of Saturn available online. The stunning effect of light and shadows that is displayed in them is quite breath taking.

These photos are the kind that make you want to take up space travel to be able to see the  natural phenomena with your own eyes. You can explain why these photos come out the way they do by talking about the composition of the rings. How each consecutive ring is different from the one before it.

Some of the rings are made up of light gases, while others are heavier and may contain dust particles that make them look murkier and darker. Then you can debate about why Saturn has so many rings while our Earth has none. What are the factors conducive to the formation and maintenance of these rings around the planets?

I hope I have given you some food for thought for a different science project. Do your topic research well as the judges will want to see just how much you have really learnt about the rings of Saturn when you present your project at the fair.

The Solar System is common knowledge and the stars through important as not really fascinating enough to do a science project about. So what do you feature in your science project based on outer space? How about the lesser celestial bodies like the moon, other satellites of different planets or even the asteroid belt?

The emerging interest in the moon is based on the discovery of water on it by the Chandrayan. This astonishing discovery has been confirmed by NASA and promises to change the way we look at space travel or exploration. You could do a scientific study on how much simpler it will be to launch space crafts from the moon if it has water.

Or if that sounds like too much work, how about chronicling the various natural satellites of all the planets in the Solar System? A set of celestial bodies which has little exposure even in most models of the Solar System. You could do scale models and a study in comparison of them all.

Still not motivated? Or maybe running short of time before the science fair? Then stick to a simpler topic such as the asteroid belt between Earth and Mars. Discuss the dwarf planet which seems to have split up to form the asteroid belt. Speculate about reasons why it happened. And make sure you have a lot of pictures on your display board. That will make the project look all the more interesting.