Preschool - 1st Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 2

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

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!

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

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.

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

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

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.

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

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.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

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

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring, and the five senses.

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

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

Here's a simple science activity that will help your child better understand how wells bring us water.

Get ready for a yummy taste test! Just pour the milk -- and make sure you have some chocolate chip cookies on hand.

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

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