Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 4

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

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

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

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.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

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.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

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

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

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!

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