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SF>I am currently working on science fair projects in my class and I would like
SF>to know if anyone can help me with a problem that I have.  Quite a few of my
SF>students are having difficulties coming up with original ideas for their
SF>projects and I am sort oif tapped out as well. Would any one have any
SF>suggestions as to where I could come up with some more ideas? Perhaps some
SF>videos or readings, magazines etc. Thank-you.

        I don't know what the age of your students is but here in Australia
there are many people using solar energy style projects.  Not simple little
radios and things but more large scale projects with a group of 20 or
so students.  Such things as solar powered cars and boats.
        Recently in the Australian press there was a report that some
school students had travelled the length of one of our large rivers in
record time without using fuel.  They used a sail boat and solar powered
outboard.  From memory there next project was a solar powered house
boat.
        Also there is a large competition here every year to see who
can build the most efficient solar powered car.  The big oil companies
and many industries participate in it.  This year many schools entered
and one came second I think.

        These are ambitious projects but if you can find similar
competitions and records to break it gives some incentive and goal.

 þ SLMR 2.1 þ Not all men are fools, some are bachellors.

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