Inspiring stories of young scientists who have won national science competitions are paired with the essential steps for creating a prize-winning project. Learn how to find a mentor, write a research plan, set up the notebook, and present data.

Ella Mentary School is having a science fair! Guest scientist Dr. Snow has arrived to help A.J. and his friends conduct their own cool experiments. But what is "the snowman" really planning? And what does STEM even stand for anyway?

Libby and her friends volunteer to run the science booth at their school fair and have some great ideas, but Libby does not always follow directions precisely. Includes a worksheet for each experiment mentioned.

When all the second grade students must enter the science fair, which has global warming as its theme, best friends Ivy and Bean team up to create an unusual project.

Competing in the annual school science fair for first prize, Brother Bear, Sister Bear and their friend Ferdy Factual, with exciting experiments to show the judges, discover winning isn't what matters most.

When Heidi is paired with Stanley, her worst enemy's best friend, for the Brewster Science Fair and she suddenly starts getting notes from a secret admirer, she tries to use magic to discover the note-writer's identity.

When Miles teams up with his friends to enter a citywide science competition, his cousin Cam, who made it to regionals the year before, offers to help, but while everyone else is rocking the project, Miles feels like the weak link.

"Megan Hathaway came to Sunbright Middle School's Science and Invention Fair expecting to have fun--she and her friend Charlotte had prepared a presentation on crow calls, and their table gave her a great view of her crush, Dillon. But for some reason, everything is going wrong. There are lemons all over the hallways, Megan's parents insist on embarrassing her, and there are rumors that the monstrous Sunbright Muck Man is on the hunt! Can YOU help...

In charge of the science booth at the school fair, Libby and her friends use teamwork, creativity, and a little bit of chemistry to prove that science is fun for everyone.

Unless Maggie and her partner can do well on their science fair project, she will not be allowed to perform with the Major Eights at the banquet. Includes directions for making goo.