Preschool - 1st Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 3

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

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

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

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.

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

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

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

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

Make homemade lemonade in a baggie with your preschooler with this fun and easy recipe.

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

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

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

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.

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

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

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!