Elementary School Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 19

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

The objective of this science fair project is to analyze the effects of salinity and temperature on water.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Science fair project which measures the shadow cast by a meter stick at various times in order to predict the circumference of the earth.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

This science fair project idea explores which fruit molds the fastest.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Will increasing the amount of salt in water effect how slow or fast the water freezes?

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Future engineers, unite! Discover how to keep a sandcastleâs bridge from falling into the moat.

Science fair project that compares the ecology of different soil samples by identifying which sample has the most invertebrates living in it.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.