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For teachers, parents, and students of all ages, here are fun and educational hands-on saltwater aquaria, ocean, and sealife related science projects and experiments that can be conducted in a classroom, at home, or used as science fair projects.
The Value of Aquarium Projects for Science Classes & Fairs
Your Guide Stan gives his overview on what benefits are gained by setting up a saltwater aquarium or conducting a marine life experiment as a classroom or science fair project, and provides resources to experiments and projects one may find of interest to use.
How To Set Up a Saltwater Aquarium in 10 Easy Steps
Find out what you need and how to set up your own saltwater aquarium in 10 easy steps with this simple to follow outline from your Guides Debbie and Stan.
How To Raise & Train Your Peppermint Shrimp
Read your About Saltwater Aquarium Guides full book review on this complete hobbyist's guide to raising Peppermint and a few other saltwater aquarium shrimps, from egg to adult. With information from biology and anatomy, to breeding, to setting up a nursery and larval care, this is an excellent reference book to have if you want to learn about raising these crustaceans.
The New Marine Aquarium
Read your About Saltwater Aquarium Guides book review on this complete and concise Step-by-Step Setup & Stocking Guide written by Michael S. Paletta, an expert marine aquarist. This is an excellent beginners reference book to have if you plan on setting up a saltwater aquarium in a classroom, or at home.
Science Fair Project Ideas
From acid rain to the wind, browse this large collection of science fair projects compiled by the About Parenting of Adolescents GuideSite. With over 40 projects listed, you will no doubt be able to find something of interest to use.
Sharks Science Fair Project Ideas
Ideas for using Sharks as a science fair project from the About Parenting of Adolescents GuideSite.
The Ultimate Science Fair Project Resource
Whether you are a student trying to find an idea for a project, a parent or teacher looking for information on building displays, or for the delight of experimentation, you'll find it here.
Ecosystem & EcoCosm Spheres
From Stockly's Aquarium, Inc. on the Big Island of Hawai'i, these self-contained shrimp spheres are inexpensive and make a great science project to learn about ecosystems and how they function!
How To Press & Dry Alga Specimens
From the University of Hawai'i at Monoa Web site, here are simple step-by-step directions with illustration on how to take alga specimens you have collected at the beach and make a herbartium press to flatten, dry, and then use them in many ways.
Mixing Cold & Warm Water Experiment
From the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Education page, the objective of this experiment is to see what happens when cold and warm water mix, and to stimulate an interest in learning more about ocean currents.

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