2nd - 8th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 9

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

What's the chemistry behind dyeing Easter eggs? Will adding vinegar to dye help the eggshell absorb the color? This colorful science project has the answers!

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Kids learn how to prevent erosion by growing grass. They'll test soil with grass against raw soil in this revealing science fair project idea for 4th grade.

What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

This science fair project on testing water hardness is a great introduction to practical chemistry. Test and learn the difference between hard and soft water.

Gymnosperms are coniferous trees that reproduces using pine cones to spread seeds. Check out this simple pine cone experiment to learn about the process!

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

In this science fair project, we learn how air molecules move as a result of density, convection, and air currents.

This science fair project idea explores the egg's thin membrane.

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

This science fair project focuses on the use of a conductivity device that will determine if a substance dissolved in water can or cannot conduct electricity.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.