Think about the collections that you have: Stamps, maps, trains, coins, dolls, comic books, baseball cards, games, toys, etc.

Think about the hobbies that you have: Electronics, models, scrapbooking, drawing, cooking, dancing, etc.

Browse the subjects in the non-fiction section of the library.

 Look at some of these magazines.  

Cobblestone
Imagine . . .!
National Geographic
National Geographic Kids
Popular Science
Air Space Smithsonian


Browse some of these links for interesting ideas:

http://howstuffworks.com

http://madsci.org/

http://pbs.org/wgbh/nova

http://www.actionbioscience.org/index.html

http://www.exploratorium.edu/

http://www.iearn.org/

http://www.earth.nasa.gov/flash_top.html

http://www.upwordspoetry.com/

If you would like more information about Smith School’s Quest Program or about selecting a topic:

Contact Kathy Hardesty at:  katherine_hardesty@whps.org or

Dr. Nancy Eastlake

QuEST, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107

(860) 561-6608 or email at:  nancy_eastlake@whps.org