1st Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 3

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

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

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

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.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

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

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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.