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1st - 3rd Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities
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Bounce an Egg
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Bounce an Egg
Third Grade
Physical Science
Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!
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Bounce an Egg
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Bounce an Egg
Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Sinking Objects
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Sinking Objects
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.
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Sinking Objects
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Sinking Objects
This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How to Make a Lemon Battery
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How to Make a Lemon Battery
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.
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How to Make a Lemon Battery
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How to Make a Lemon Battery
For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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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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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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
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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Does Hair Color Affect Static Electricity?
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Does Hair Color Affect Static Electricity?
Second Grade
Measurement
When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?
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Does Hair Color Affect Static Electricity?
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Does Hair Color Affect Static Electricity?
When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?
Second Grade
Measurement
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Streak Test
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Streak Test
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.
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Streak Test
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Streak Test
In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Bouncing Ball Physics: What is Elasticity?
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Bouncing Ball Physics: What is Elasticity?
Third Grade
Physical Science
What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.
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Bouncing Ball Physics: What is Elasticity?
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Bouncing Ball Physics: What is Elasticity?
What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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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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Under What Conditions Do Potatoes Sprout The Fastest
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Under What Conditions Do Potatoes Sprout The Fastest
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!
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Under What Conditions Do Potatoes Sprout The Fastest
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Under What Conditions Do Potatoes Sprout The Fastest
Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Making a Boat
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Design Challenge: Making a Boat
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.
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Design Challenge: Making a Boat
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Design Challenge: Making a Boat
In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.
Pre-K
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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Design a Floating Cork Boat
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Design a Floating Cork Boat
Third Grade
Physical Science
Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?
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Design a Floating Cork Boat
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Design a Floating Cork Boat
Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?
Third Grade
Physical Science
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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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Which Gum has the Longest Lasting Flavor?
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Which Gum has the Longest Lasting Flavor?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!
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Which Gum has the Longest Lasting Flavor?
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Which Gum has the Longest Lasting Flavor?
Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Is it a Fruit or a Veggie?
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Is it a Fruit or a Veggie?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.
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Is it a Fruit or a Veggie?
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Is it a Fruit or a Veggie?
This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Factors Affecting Solubility
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Factors Affecting Solubility
Third Grade
Measurement
Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.
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Factors Affecting Solubility
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Factors Affecting Solubility
Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.
Third Grade
Measurement
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
First Grade
Reading
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
First Grade
Reading
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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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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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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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To Leaf or Not to Leaf
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To Leaf or Not to Leaf
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.
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To Leaf or Not to Leaf
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To Leaf or Not to Leaf
Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Bubble Colors
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Bubble Colors
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!
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Bubble Colors
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Bubble Colors
Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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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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Density Experiment
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Density Experiment
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.
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Density Experiment
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Density Experiment
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
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Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.
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Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
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Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Understanding Absorption
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Understanding Absorption
Third Grade
Life Science
Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.
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Understanding Absorption
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Understanding Absorption
Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
Third Grade
Life Science
Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!
Third Grade
Life Science
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How to Separate Salt from Water
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How to Separate Salt from Water
Third Grade
Physical Science
In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.
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How to Separate Salt from Water
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How to Separate Salt from Water
In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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