Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

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?

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

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

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

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

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.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.