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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage

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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage

Fourth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.

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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage

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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.

Fourth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Examples of Mechanical Weathering

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Examples of Mechanical Weathering

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.

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Examples of Mechanical Weathering

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Examples of Mechanical Weathering

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Determining Mold and Mechanical Deterioration Risk for an Artifact Storage Box

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Determining Mold and Mechanical Deterioration Risk for an Artifact Storage Box

Fifth Grade

Measurement

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

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Determining Mold and Mechanical Deterioration Risk for an Artifact Storage Box

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Determining Mold and Mechanical Deterioration Risk for an Artifact Storage Box

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Fifth Grade

Measurement

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Balancing Rocks: A Wobbly Game

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Balancing Rocks: A Wobbly Game

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

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Balancing Rocks: A Wobbly Game

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Balancing Rocks: A Wobbly Game

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water

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Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Kids learn about potential energy, and mechanical energy, and how to make power from water with one of our favorite renewable energy projects for kids.

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Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water

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Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water

Kids learn about potential energy, and mechanical energy, and how to make power from water with one of our favorite renewable energy projects for kids.

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Design and Build a City

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Design and Build a City

Third Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

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Design and Build a City

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Design and Build a City

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

Third Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners

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STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners

Pre-K

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Use these STEM design challenges to foster creativity and critical thinking skills in young learners while introducing them to the engineering process.

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STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners

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STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners

Use these STEM design challenges to foster creativity and critical thinking skills in young learners while introducing them to the engineering process.

Pre-K

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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How to Make a Rubber Band Car

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How to Make a Rubber Band Car

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

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How to Make a Rubber Band Car

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How to Make a Rubber Band Car

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Engineering and Science Inquiry

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

First Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Building Brick Challenge: Build the Eiffel Tower

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Building Brick Challenge: Build the Eiffel Tower

Fourth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

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Building Brick Challenge: Build the Eiffel Tower

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Building Brick Challenge: Build the Eiffel Tower

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

Fourth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law

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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law

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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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The Single Fixed Pulley System

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The Single Fixed Pulley System

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

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The Single Fixed Pulley System

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The Single Fixed Pulley System

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Building Brick Challenge: Build a Boat

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Building Brick Challenge: Build a Boat

First Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

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Building Brick Challenge: Build a Boat

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Building Brick Challenge: Build a Boat

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

First Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Wacky Windmill Challenge

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Wacky Windmill Challenge

Fourth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Windmills have been around for generations to grind food and create energy. During this challenge, students will use various materials and put their engineering skills to work by creating their own windmills.

Lesson Plan

Wacky Windmill Challenge

Lesson Plan

Wacky Windmill Challenge

Fourth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart

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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart

Kindergarten

Engineering and Science Inquiry

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart

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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

Kindergarten

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Engineering and Science Inquiry

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

Fourth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Engineering and Science Inquiry

In this lesson, students will solve a design problem as they create a marble maze out of LEGO bricks.

In this lesson, students will solve a design problem as they create a marble maze out of LEGO bricks.

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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STEM Design Challenge: Plan, Reflect, Revise

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STEM Design Challenge: Plan, Reflect, Revise

Pre-K

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Children will plan our their STEM design, reflect on the process of building their creation, and brainstorm ways they could make their design even better.

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STEM Design Challenge: Plan, Reflect, Revise

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STEM Design Challenge: Plan, Reflect, Revise

Children will plan our their STEM design, reflect on the process of building their creation, and brainstorm ways they could make their design even better.

Pre-K

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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STEM Design Challenge Cards

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STEM Design Challenge Cards

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

These STEM design challenge cards ask learners to build something new for a specific reason or purpose and are a great way to foster creative thinking.

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STEM Design Challenge Cards

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STEM Design Challenge Cards

These STEM design challenge cards ask learners to build something new for a specific reason or purpose and are a great way to foster creative thinking.

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Engineering and Science Inquiry

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

Fourth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Chair Design Challenge

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Chair Design Challenge

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

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Chair Design Challenge

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Chair Design Challenge

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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The Drawbacks of an Optical Mouse

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The Drawbacks of an Optical Mouse

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.

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The Drawbacks of an Optical Mouse

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The Drawbacks of an Optical Mouse

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Windmill Model Science Project

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Windmill Model Science Project

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

In this windmill model science project, you will build a windmill to learn about wheel-and-axle machines and how these simple machines are used to do work.

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Windmill Model Science Project

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Windmill Model Science Project

In this windmill model science project, you will build a windmill to learn about wheel-and-axle machines and how these simple machines are used to do work.

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

Second Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Making Glass Invisible

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Making Glass Invisible

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.

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Making Glass Invisible

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Making Glass Invisible

Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.

Fifth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic

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Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic

Fourth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

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Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic

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Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

Fourth Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Engineering and Science Inquiry

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

Third Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Kindergarten

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Engineering and Science Inquiry

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

Third Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Robot Around the Block

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Robot Around the Block

First Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

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Robot Around the Block

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Robot Around the Block

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

First Grade

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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