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What is Surface Tension?
What is Surface Tension?
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What is Surface Tension?
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.
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What is Surface Tension?
What is Surface Tension?
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What is Surface Tension?
What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
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What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.
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What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
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What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Shadow Science: What Makes Shade Shift?
Shadow Science: What Makes Shade Shift?
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Shadow Science: What Makes Shade Shift?
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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Shadow Science: What Makes Shade Shift?
Shadow Science: What Makes Shade Shift?
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Shadow Science: What Makes Shade Shift?
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.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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What Happens When Oil and Water Get Together?
What Happens When Oil and Water Get Together?
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What Happens When Oil and Water Get Together?
Kindergarten
Physical Science
In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.
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What Happens When Oil and Water Get Together?
What Happens When Oil and Water Get Together?
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What Happens When Oil and Water Get Together?
In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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What Is the Best Way to Wash Your Hands?
What Is the Best Way to Wash Your Hands?
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What Is the Best Way to Wash Your Hands?
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.
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What Is the Best Way to Wash Your Hands?
What Is the Best Way to Wash Your Hands?
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What Is the Best Way to Wash Your Hands?
This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Recording Observations: What Do You See?
Recording Observations: What Do You See?
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Recording Observations: What Do You See?
Pre-K
Physical Science
Children hone their powers of observation using this worksheet template.
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Recording Observations: What Do You See?
Recording Observations: What Do You See?
Worksheet
Recording Observations: What Do You See?
Children hone their powers of observation using this worksheet template.
Pre-K
Physical Science
Worksheet
Why Do Plants Wilt?
Why Do Plants Wilt?
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Why Do Plants Wilt?
Kindergarten
Measurement
Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.
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Why Do Plants Wilt?
Why Do Plants Wilt?
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Why Do Plants Wilt?
Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.
Kindergarten
Measurement
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My Robot Friend
My Robot Friend
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My Robot Friend
Kindergarten
Writing
What is a robot? What can robots do? Computer programmers tell robots what to do by creating a sequence of commands. In this lesson, students work in pairs to program a robot to act out the story from the mini story book My Friend.
Lesson Plan
My Robot Friend
My Robot Friend
Lesson Plan
My Robot Friend
What is a robot? What can robots do? Computer programmers tell robots what to do by creating a sequence of commands. In this lesson, students work in pairs to program a robot to act out the story from the mini story book My Friend.
Kindergarten
Writing
Lesson Plan
Taste Perception
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
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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Instant Poetry! A Writing Exercise
Instant Poetry! A Writing Exercise
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Instant Poetry! A Writing Exercise
Kindergarten
Writing
This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.
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Instant Poetry! A Writing Exercise
Instant Poetry! A Writing Exercise
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Instant Poetry! A Writing Exercise
This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.
Kindergarten
Writing
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Experimenting with Ant Food: Do Ants Have Favorite Flavors?
Experimenting with Ant Food: Do Ants Have Favorite Flavors?
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Experimenting with Ant Food: Do Ants Have Favorite Flavors?
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?
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Experimenting with Ant Food: Do Ants Have Favorite Flavors?
Experimenting with Ant Food: Do Ants Have Favorite Flavors?
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Experimenting with Ant Food: Do Ants Have Favorite Flavors?
People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Using Garden Mulch to Make a Bug Zoo
Using Garden Mulch to Make a Bug Zoo
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Using Garden Mulch to Make a Bug Zoo
Kindergarten
Life Science
In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.
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Using Garden Mulch to Make a Bug Zoo
Using Garden Mulch to Make a Bug Zoo
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Using Garden Mulch to Make a Bug Zoo
In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Play the Senses Guessing Game
Play the Senses Guessing Game
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Play the Senses Guessing Game
Kindergarten
Life Science
In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:
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Play the Senses Guessing Game
Play the Senses Guessing Game
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Play the Senses Guessing Game
In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:
Kindergarten
Life Science
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The Ghost in the Tube
The Ghost in the Tube
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The Ghost in the Tube
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.
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The Ghost in the Tube
The Ghost in the Tube
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The Ghost in the Tube
In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Discovering the Best Water for Plants
Discovering the Best Water for Plants
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Discovering the Best Water for Plants
Kindergarten
Life Science
Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?
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Discovering the Best Water for Plants
Discovering the Best Water for Plants
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Discovering the Best Water for Plants
Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Inspire Simple STEAM Exploration
Inspire Simple STEAM Exploration
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Inspire Simple STEAM Exploration
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.
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Inspire Simple STEAM Exploration
Inspire Simple STEAM Exploration
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Inspire Simple STEAM Exploration
Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Different Textures
Different Textures
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Different Textures
Kindergarten
Life Science
Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!
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Different Textures
Different Textures
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Different Textures
Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Which Food Will Mold the Fastest?
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?
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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Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
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Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.
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Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
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Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Make Slime! How to Create a Colloid
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
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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Watching Birds at a Sit Spot
Watching Birds at a Sit Spot
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Watching Birds at a Sit Spot
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.
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Watching Birds at a Sit Spot
Watching Birds at a Sit Spot
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Watching Birds at a Sit Spot
Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How do Sedimentary Layers Form?
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?
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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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!
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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Halloween Potions
Halloween Potions
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Halloween Potions
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.
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Halloween Potions
Halloween Potions
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Halloween Potions
Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Candy Science: A Halloween Experiment
Candy Science: A Halloween Experiment
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Candy Science: A Halloween Experiment
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!
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Candy Science: A Halloween Experiment
Candy Science: A Halloween Experiment
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Candy Science: A Halloween Experiment
With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Sound Scavenger Hunt
Sound Scavenger Hunt
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Sound Scavenger Hunt
Kindergarten
Life Science
In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!
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Sound Scavenger Hunt
Sound Scavenger Hunt
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Sound Scavenger Hunt
In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
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.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Hidden Objects
Hidden Objects
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Hidden Objects
Kindergarten
Life Science
Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.
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Hidden Objects
Hidden Objects
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Hidden Objects
Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Build a Tunnel
Build a Tunnel
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Build a Tunnel
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.
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Build a Tunnel
Build a Tunnel
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Build a Tunnel
In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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