Werent those science experiments fun when you were in school? You had to run around like crazy to get it done because you had waited so long. Did your parents remind you that they had to do all the running around for you? Your kids will have to do the science fair projects too and now you can be the ones running around like crazy.

Who said Science fair projects are boring and a chore? With a little bit of imagination you can come up with a winning science fair topic that will not only be interesting but one that you will enjoy doing.

In this short essay I describe an easy to follow, step by step approach to deciding on and undertaking a project for your middle school science fair. As you'll discover, what may seem quite daunting, can actually be very educational... and a lot of fun!

The initial step is to determine the experiment for your project. While you need to consider your teacher's expectations, I would also encourage you to opt for an experiment that demonstrates how something works, and preferably, addresses a question people have about how the world operates.