Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 8

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

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

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

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

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

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

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!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

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.

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

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