3rd - 5th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 4

How greasy are your potato chips? Students will use a reliable method to quantify greasiness and compare different brands in this great science fair project.

Can a toy car determine the strength of a magnet? In this cool magnet science fair project, young scientists will learn how to measure the strength of a magnet.

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.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

This science fair project idea builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

Certain fruits can change gelatinâs ability to set. In this experiment, kids will discover what happens when gelatin meets pineapple enzyme.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.

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

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Science fair project which teaches you about the principles of physics within a vacuum by creating a vacuum chamber.

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.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this fun science project, learn about what happens to cut fruit and experiment with how to stop apples from turning brown.