Kindergarten - 4th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 6

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.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

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!

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

In this enlightening transpiration experiment, kids will explore how the loss of water from plants through transpiration contributes to the water cycle.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

In this experiment you explore how tectonic plates move to create land and expand bodies of water.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

This science experiment tests if dog saliva can really help heal wounds.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

In this CD hovercraft science project, students will construct their own DIY hovercraft.

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:

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.