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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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Germs on Hands
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Germs on Hands
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.
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Germs on Hands
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Germs on Hands
In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Air Pressure Science Experiment: Balloon and a Jar
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Air Pressure Science Experiment: Balloon and a Jar
Kindergarten
Physical Science
In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.
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Air Pressure Science Experiment: Balloon and a Jar
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Air Pressure Science Experiment: Balloon and a Jar
In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Kindergarten
Life Science
This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
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How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
First Grade
Earth and Space Science
In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.
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How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
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How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.
First Grade
Earth and Space Science
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Microwave Candy: Do Some Colors of M&Ms Melt Faster than Others?
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Microwave Candy: Do Some Colors of M&Ms Melt Faster than Others?
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?
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Microwave Candy: Do Some Colors of M&Ms Melt Faster than Others?
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Microwave Candy: Do Some Colors of M&Ms Melt Faster than Others?
The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Pepper and Soap Experiment
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Pepper and Soap Experiment
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.
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Pepper and Soap Experiment
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Pepper and Soap Experiment
Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How to Make A Thermometer
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How to Make A Thermometer
Second Grade
Measurement
Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?
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How to Make A Thermometer
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How to Make A Thermometer
Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?
Second Grade
Measurement
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African Savanna Animal Adaptations: Camouflage
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African Savanna Animal Adaptations: Camouflage
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.
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African Savanna Animal Adaptations: Camouflage
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African Savanna Animal Adaptations: Camouflage
Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Car Friction: The Science of Going Fast
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Car Friction: The Science of Going Fast
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!
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Car Friction: The Science of Going Fast
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Car Friction: The Science of Going Fast
Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Which Food Will Mold the Fastest?
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Which Food Will Mold the Fastest?
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.
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Which Food Will Mold the Fastest?
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Which Food Will Mold the Fastest?
This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Bust That Rust!
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Bust That Rust!
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.
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Bust That Rust!
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Bust That Rust!
These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
Kindergarten
Physical Science
This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Corrosiveness of Soda
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Corrosiveness of Soda
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.
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Corrosiveness of Soda
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Corrosiveness of Soda
Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Earthworms and Light: Do Worms Prefer Darkness?
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Earthworms and Light: Do Worms Prefer Darkness?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.
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Earthworms and Light: Do Worms Prefer Darkness?
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Earthworms and Light: Do Worms Prefer Darkness?
Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Rainbow in a Jar
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Rainbow in a Jar
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.
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Rainbow in a Jar
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Rainbow in a Jar
Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Growing in the Dark: Plants and Light
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Growing in the Dark: Plants and Light
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?
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Growing in the Dark: Plants and Light
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Growing in the Dark: Plants and Light
Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
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Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
Second Grade
Measurement
This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.
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Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
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Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.
Second Grade
Measurement
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Deer Behavior
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Deer Behavior
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.
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Deer Behavior
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Deer Behavior
This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Defying Gravity
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Defying Gravity
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.
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Defying Gravity
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Defying Gravity
This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Floating Rocks
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Floating Rocks
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.
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Floating Rocks
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Floating Rocks
With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Like Oil And Vinegar
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Like Oil And Vinegar
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.
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Like Oil And Vinegar
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Like Oil And Vinegar
This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Magnet Experiment: Are Two Magnets Twice as Strong as One?
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Magnet Experiment: Are Two Magnets Twice as Strong as One?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.
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Magnet Experiment: Are Two Magnets Twice as Strong as One?
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Magnet Experiment: Are Two Magnets Twice as Strong as One?
In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Make Slime! How to Create a Colloid
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Make Slime! How to Create a Colloid
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.
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Make Slime! How to Create a Colloid
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Make Slime! How to Create a Colloid
Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Building a Simulated Volcano
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Building a Simulated Volcano
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.
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Building a Simulated Volcano
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Building a Simulated Volcano
The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Taste Perception
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Taste Perception
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.
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Taste Perception
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Taste Perception
This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Build an Insect Model
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Build an Insect Model
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.
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Build an Insect Model
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Build an Insect Model
In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Folding Paper
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Folding Paper
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.
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Folding Paper
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Folding Paper
Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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